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

Currently Real Betis has a better 1vs1 performance index with 268. Real Betis has 42 goals and Athletic Bilbao has a total of 39 goals. Our opinion is that currently Real Betis would win the match.

• At the moment Real Betis has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1317 interceptions and 45 blocks.
• In Real Betis the two top defensive players are Guido Rodriguez and Emerson Aparecido Emerson Royal.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Inigo Martinez and Yeray Alvarez.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Real Betis 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 Joaquin 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 42 goals and 134 shots on goal. Athletic Bilbao scored 39 and 112 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Betis are Sergio Canales with 8 goals and Borja Iglesias Quintas with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6 and 4.3.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Alejandro Berenguer Remiro with 7 goals and Inaki Williams with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.18 and 6.67.
• 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.