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

Currently Real Betis has a better 1vs1 performance index with 268. Real Betis has 50 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 1622 interceptions and 74 blocks.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defensive players are Inigo Martinez and Unai Nunez.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Inigo Martinez and Unai Nunez.
• 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 0.2 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 50 goals and 160 shots on goal. Athletic Bilbao scored 46 and 138 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Betis are Borja Iglesias Quintas with 11 goals and Sergio Canales with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9 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 3.52 and 7.04.
• Our opinion is that Real Betis has the better offensive players than Athletic Bilbao.

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.