Rayo Vallecano vs Spezia Calcio - who is the better team?

Currently Rayo Vallecano has a better 1vs1 performance index with 84. Rayo Vallecano has 31 goals and Spezia has a total of 23 goals. Our opinion is that currently Rayo Vallecano would win the match.

• At the moment Spezia has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1211 interceptions and 89 blocks.
• In Spezia the two top defensive players are Mehdi Bourabia and Ethan Ampadu.
• In Rayo Vallecano the two top defenders are Alejandro Catena Marugan and Francisco Jose Garcia Torres.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Spezia 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 Spezia has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Rayo Vallecano Josep Maria Chavarria Perez has a total value of 4.25 and in the team of Spezia the best player is Arkadiusz Reca.

• 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. Spezia scored 23 and 91 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 Spezia are M'Bala Nzola with 12 goals and Daniele Verde with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.4 and 1.81.
• Our opinion is that Rayo Vallecano has the better offensive players than Spezia.

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.