Chelsea vs Villarreal - who is the better team?

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 93. Chelsea has 38 goals and Villarreal has a total of 59 goals. Our opinion is that currently Chelsea would win the match.

• At the moment Chelsea has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1427 interceptions and 62 blocks.
• In Chelsea the two top defensive players are Thiago Silva and Marc Cucurella Saseta.
• In Villarreal the two top defenders are Pau Torres and Dani Parejo.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Chelsea 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 0.35 and Villarreal has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Chelsea N'Golo Kante has a total value of 0.8 and in the team of Villarreal the best player is Dani Parejo.

• 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 38 goals and 33.56 shots on goal. Villarreal scored 59 and 39.33 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Kai Havertz with 7 goals and Raheem Sterling with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.31 and 8.17.
• The two best players of Villarreal are Nicolas Jackson with 12 goals and Gerard Moreno with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.25 and 8.11.
• Our opinion is that Villarreal has the better offensive players than Chelsea.

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.