Real Betis vs Athletic Bilbao - who is the better team?

Currently Real Betis has a better 1vs1 performance index with 268. Real Betis has 45 goals and Athletic Bilbao has a total of 46 goals. Our opinion is that currently Real Betis would win the match.

• At the moment Athletic Bilbao has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1505 interceptions and 68 blocks.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defensive players are Inigo Martinez and Unai Nunez.
• In Real Betis the two top defenders are Guido Rodriguez and Emerson Aparecido Emerson Royal.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Athletic Bilbao 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. Real Betis has a PPV value of 0.21 and Athletic Bilbao has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Real Betis Sergio Canales has a total value of 0.58 and in the team of Athletic Bilbao the best player is Inigo Vicente Elorduy.

• 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.)
• Real Betis has scored in this season so far 45 goals and 149 shots on goal. Athletic Bilbao scored 46 and 132 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Betis are Borja Iglesias Quintas with 9 goals and Sergio Canales with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6 and 6.13.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Alejandro Berenguer Remiro with 8 goals and Inaki Williams with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.46 and 7.04.
• Our opinion is that Athletic Bilbao has the better offensive players than Real Betis.

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