Espanyol vs Augsburg - who is the better team?

Currently Espanyol has a better 1vs1 performance index with 83. Espanyol has 32 goals and Augsburg has a total of 32 goals. Our opinion is that currently Espanyol would win the match.

• At the moment Augsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1290 interceptions and 88 blocks.
• In Augsburg the two top defensive players are Jeffrey Gouweleeuw and Rafal Gikiewicz.
• In Espanyol the two top defenders are Leandro Cabrera and Vinicius de Souza Costa.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Augsburg 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. Espanyol has a PPV value of 0.18 and Augsburg has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Espanyol Brian Olivan Herrero has a total value of 0.51 and in the team of Augsburg the best player is Iago Amaral Iago.

• 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.)
• Espanyol has scored in this season so far 32 goals and 92 shots on goal. Augsburg scored 32 and 90 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Espanyol are Jose Luis Sanmartin Mato with 12 goals and Martin Braithwaite with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.17 and 7.03.
• The two best players of Augsburg are Mergim Berisha with 8 goals and Ermedin Demirovic with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.68 and 6.58.
• Our opinion is that Augsburg has the better offensive players than Augsburg.

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