Espanyol vs Cadiz - who is the better team?

Currently Espanyol has a better 1vs1 performance index with 83. Espanyol has 32 goals and Cadiz has a total of 21 goals. Our opinion is that currently Espanyol would win the match.

• At the moment Cadiz has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1194 interceptions and 52 blocks.
• In Cadiz the two top defensive players are Luis Alfonso Espino Garcia and Luis Hernandez.
• In Espanyol the two top defenders are Leandro Cabrera and Vinicius de Souza Costa.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Cadiz 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. Cadiz has a PPV value of 0.2 and Espanyol has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Cadiz Luis Hernandez has a total value of 0.61 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. Cadiz scored 21 and 79 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 Cadiz are Alejandro Fernandez Iglesias with 3 goals and Gonzalo Escalante with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.67 and 0.54.
• Our opinion is that Espanyol has the better offensive players than Cadiz.

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.