Mallorca vs Rayo Vallecano - who is the better team?

Currently Rayo Vallecano has a better 1vs1 performance index with 75. Mallorca has 31 goals and Rayo Vallecano has a total of 38 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 1759 interceptions and 175 blocks.
• In Rayo Vallecano the two top defensive players are Alejandro Catena Marugan and Francisco Jose Garcia Torres.
• In Mallorca the two top defenders are Martin Valjent and Pablo Maffeo.
• 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 0.26 and Mallorca has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Rayo Vallecano Ivan Balliu has a total value of 0.61 and in the team of Mallorca the best player is Jaume Costa.

• 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.)
• Mallorca has scored in this season so far 31 goals and 72 shots on goal. Rayo Vallecano scored 38 and 123 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Mallorca are Vedat Muriqi with 5 goals and Salvador Sevilla Lopez with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.79 and 4.66.
• The two best players of Rayo Vallecano are Sergio Guardiola Navarro with 8 goals and Alvaro Garcia Rivera with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.55 and 6.48.
• Our opinion is that Rayo Vallecano has the better offensive players than Mallorca.

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.