Osasuna vs Villarreal - who is the better team?

Currently Villarreal has a better 1vs1 performance index with 88. Osasuna has 22 goals and Villarreal has a total of 32 goals. Our opinion is that currently Villarreal would win the match.

• At the moment Osasuna has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1138 interceptions and 52 blocks.
• In Osasuna the two top defensive players are David Garcia Zubiria and Lucas Torro Marset.
• In Villarreal the two top defenders are Raul Tortajada Albiol and Pau Torres.
• 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 0.27 and Villarreal has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Osasuna Manuel Sanchez Sanchez de la Pena has a total value of 0.71 and in the team of Villarreal the best player is Dani Parejo.

• 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 22 goals and 94 shots on goal. Villarreal scored 32 and 117 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Osasuna are Luis Ezequiel Avila with 7 goals and Aimar Oroz Huarte with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.57 and 3.17.
• The two best players of Villarreal are Gerard Moreno with 6 goals and Jose Luis Morales with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.27 and 3.86.
• Our opinion is that Villarreal has the better offensive players than Osasuna.

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