Rayo Vallecano vs Leeds United - who is the better team?

Currently Leeds United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 87. Rayo Vallecano has 31 goals and Leeds United has a total of 35 goals. Our opinion is that currently Leeds United would win the match.

• At the moment Leeds United has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1279 interceptions and 64 blocks.
• In Leeds United the two top defensive players are Robin Koch and Tyler Shaan Adams.
• In Rayo Vallecano the two top defenders are Alejandro Catena Marugan and Francisco Jose Garcia Torres.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Leeds 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. Rayo Vallecano has a PPV value of 0.39 and Leeds United has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Rayo Vallecano Josep Maria Chavarria Perez has a total value of 4.25 and in the team of Leeds United the best player is Pascal Augustus Struijk.

• 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.)
• Rayo Vallecano has scored in this season so far 31 goals and 113 shots on goal. Leeds United scored 35 and 110 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Rayo Vallecano are Isaac Palazon Camacho with 6 goals and Sergio Camello Perez with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.92 and 6.21.
• The two best players of Leeds United are Moreno Machado Rodrigo with 11 goals and Crysencio Jilbert Sylverio Cir Summerville with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.99 and 3.72.
• Our opinion is that Leeds United has the better offensive players than Rayo Vallecano.

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