Newcastle United vs West Ham United - who is the better team?

Currently West Ham United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. Newcastle United has 2 goals and West Ham United has a total of 0 goals. Our opinion is that currently West Ham United would win the match.

• At the moment Newcastle United has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 87 interceptions and 11 blocks.
• In Newcastle United the two top defensive players are Fabian Schar and Dan Burn.
• In West Ham United the two top defenders are Kurt Zouma and Benjamin Johnson.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Newcastle United 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. Newcastle United has a PPV value of 0.2 and West Ham United has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Newcastle United Kieran Trippier has a total value of 0.64 and in the team of West Ham United the best player is Aaron Cresswell.

• 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.)
• Newcastle United has scored in this season so far 2 goals and 0 shots on goal. West Ham United scored 0 and 0 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Newcastle United are Fabian Schar with 1 goals and Callum Wilson with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.11 and 0.76.
• The two best players of West Ham United are Gianluca Scamacca with 0 goals and Vladimir Coufal with 0 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.02 and 0.02.
• Our opinion is that Newcastle United has the better offensive players than West Ham United.

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