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

Currently Real Betis has a better 1vs1 performance index with 270. Real Betis has 12 goals and Athletic Bilbao has a total of 7 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 369 interceptions and 22 blocks.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defensive players are Inigo Martinez and Mikel Balenziaga.
• In Real Betis the two top defenders are Guido Rodriguez and Edgar Gonzalez.
• 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 0.15. Within the team of Real Betis has a total value of 0 and in the team of Athletic Bilbao the best player is .

• 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 12 goals and 54 shots on goal. Athletic Bilbao scored 7 and 24 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Betis are Juanmi with 2 goals and Nabil Fekir with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.68 and 3.48.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Inaki Williams with 2 goals and Inigo Martinez with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.24 and 1.01.
• 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.