Chelsea vs Villarreal - who is the better team?

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Chelsea has 75 goals and Villarreal has a total of 66 goals. Our opinion is that currently Chelsea would win the match.

• At the moment Villarreal has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1665 interceptions and 198 blocks.
• In Villarreal the two top defensive players are Raul Tortajada Albiol and Pau Torres.
• In Chelsea the two top defenders are Thiago Silva and Antonio Ruediger.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Villarreal has currently the best defense.

Evaluating the strength of a teams midfield is not easy. At 1vs1 we look at a value called Pass Progression Value (PPV). We measure the ability of players to play the pass into dangerous zones and to create chances. Chelsea has a PPV value of 0.39 and Villarreal has a value of 0.31. Within the team of Chelsea Robert Kenedy Nunes do Nascimento has a total value of 1.3 and in the team of Villarreal the best player is Javier Ontiveros Parra.

• To analyse the best strikers of teams we look at the amount of goals, shots on goal and an interesting metric called expected goal value (Xg value – measure who the probability of a chance to turn into a goal.)
• Chelsea has scored in this season so far 75 goals and 211 shots on goal. Villarreal scored 66 and 162 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Mason Mount with 11 goals and Romelu Lukaku with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.4 and 8.45.
• The two best players of Villarreal are Arnaut Danjuma Adam Adam Groeneveld with 10 goals and Gerard Moreno with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.61 and 7.32.
• Our opinion is that Chelsea has the better offensive players than Villarreal.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Chelsea is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.