Espanyol vs Rayo Vallecano - who is the better team?

Currently Rayo Vallecano has a better 1vs1 performance index with 84. Espanyol has 32 goals and Rayo Vallecano has a total of 31 goals. Our opinion is that currently Rayo Vallecano would win the match.

• At the moment Rayo Vallecano has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1173 interceptions and 57 blocks.
• In Rayo Vallecano the two top defensive players are Alejandro Catena Marugan and Francisco Jose Garcia Torres.
• In Espanyol the two top defenders are Leandro Cabrera and Vinicius de Souza Costa.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Rayo Vallecano 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. Rayo Vallecano has a PPV value of 0.39 and Espanyol has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Rayo Vallecano Josep Maria Chavarria Perez has a total value of 4.25 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. Rayo Vallecano scored 31 and 113 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 Rayo Vallecano are Isaac Palazon Camacho with 6 goals and Sergio Camello Perez with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.92 and 6.21.
• Our opinion is that Espanyol has the better offensive players than Rayo Vallecano.

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