Espanyol vs Valencia CF - who is the better team?

Currently Valencia CF has a better 1vs1 performance index with 269. Espanyol has 0 goals and Valencia CF has a total of 6 goals. Our opinion is that currently Valencia CF would win the match.

• At the moment Valencia CF has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 133 interceptions and 8 blocks.
• In Valencia CF the two top defensive players are Mouctar Diakhaby and Gabriel Armando de Abreu.
• In Espanyol the two top defenders are and .
• Based on this statistics we believe that Valencia CF 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. Valencia CF has a PPV value of 0.16 and Espanyol has a value of 0. Within the team of Valencia CF Thierry Rendall Correia has a total value of 1.24 and in the team of Espanyol the best player is .

• 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 0 goals and 0 shots on goal. Valencia CF scored 6 and 12 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Espanyol are with goals and with goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is and .
• The two best players of Valencia CF are Manuel Javier Vallejo Galvan with 2 goals and Maximiliano Gomez with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.09 and 0.54.
• Our opinion is that Valencia CF has the better offensive players than Espanyol.

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