Rayo Vallecano vs Strasbourg - who is the better team?

Currently Rayo Vallecano has a better 1vs1 performance index with 84. Rayo Vallecano has 31 goals and RC Strasbourg has a total of 34 goals. Our opinion is that currently Rayo Vallecano would win the match.

• At the moment RC Strasbourg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1262 interceptions and 62 blocks.
• In RC Strasbourg the two top defensive players are Alexander Djiku and Maxime Le MARCHAND.
• In Rayo Vallecano the two top defenders are Alejandro Catena Marugan and Francisco Jose Garcia Torres.
• Based on this statistics we believe that RC Strasbourg 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 RC Strasbourg has a value of 0.27. Within the team of Rayo Vallecano Josep Maria Chavarria Perez has a total value of 4.25 and in the team of RC Strasbourg the best player is Colin Dagba.

• 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. RC Strasbourg scored 34 and 122 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 RC Strasbourg are Habib Diallo with 14 goals and Kevin Gameiro with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.82 and 7.89.
• Our opinion is that RC Strasbourg has the better offensive players than Rayo Vallecano.

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.