Osasuna vs Alaves - who is the better team?

Currently Osasuna has a better 1vs1 performance index with 75. Osasuna has 37 goals and Deportivo Alaves has a total of 31 goals. Our opinion is that currently Osasuna would win the match.

• At the moment Osasuna has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1871 interceptions and 192 blocks.
• In Osasuna the two top defensive players are David Garcia Zubiria and Lucas Torro Marset.
• In Deportivo Alaves the two top defenders are Victor Laguardia and Ruben Duarte.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Osasuna 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. Osasuna has a PPV value of 0.31 and Deportivo Alaves has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Osasuna Ruben Pena has a total value of 0.72 and in the team of Deportivo Alaves the best player is Salvador Sevilla Lopez.

• 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.)
• Osasuna has scored in this season so far 37 goals and 112 shots on goal. Deportivo Alaves scored 31 and 44 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Osasuna are Ante Budimir with 8 goals and Luis Ezequiel Avila with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.98 and 4.68.
• The two best players of Deportivo Alaves are Salvador Sevilla Lopez with 5 goals and Victor Laguardia with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.66 and 2.42.
• Our opinion is that Osasuna has the better offensive players than Deportivo Alaves.

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