Everton FC vs Real Sociedad - who is the better team?

Currently Real Sociedad has a better 1vs1 performance index with 87. Everton FC has 22 goals and Real Sociedad has a total of 35 goals. Our opinion is that currently Real Sociedad would win the match.

• At the moment Everton FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1402 interceptions and 102 blocks.
• In Everton FC the two top defensive players are James Tarkowski and Vitalii Serhiyovych Mykolenko.
• In Real Sociedad the two top defenders are Igor Zubeldia and Mikel Merino.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Everton FC 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. Real Sociedad has a PPV value of 0.25 and Everton FC has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Real Sociedad David Silva has a total value of 0.54 and in the team of Everton FC the best player is Alex Iwobi.

• 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.)
• Everton FC has scored in this season so far 22 goals and 105 shots on goal. Real Sociedad scored 35 and 127 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Everton FC are Demarai Gray with 4 goals and Dwight McNeil with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.6 and 1.23.
• The two best players of Real Sociedad are Alexander Sorloth with 9 goals and Brais Mendez with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.39 and 3.99.
• Our opinion is that Real Sociedad has the better offensive players than Everton FC.

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