Espanyol vs Stade Brestois 29 - who is the better team?

Currently Espanyol has a better 1vs1 performance index with 83. Espanyol has 32 goals and Brest has a total of 30 goals. Our opinion is that currently Espanyol would win the match.

• At the moment Brest has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1318 interceptions and 56 blocks.
• In Brest the two top defensive players are Lilian Brassier and Pierre Lees Melou.
• In Espanyol the two top defenders are Leandro Cabrera and Vinicius de Souza Costa.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Brest 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. Brest has a PPV value of 0.27 and Espanyol has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Brest Romain Del Castillo has a total value of 0.54 and in the team of Espanyol the best player is Brian Olivan Herrero.

• 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. Brest scored 30 and 95 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 Brest are Jeremy Le Douaron with 6 goals and Romain Del Castillo with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.61 and 4.11.
• Our opinion is that Espanyol has the better offensive players than Brest.

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.