Real Sociedad vs Real Betis - who is the better team?

Currently Real Betis has a better 1vs1 performance index with 87. Real Sociedad has 35 goals and Real Betis has a total of 34 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 1040 interceptions and 56 blocks.
• In Real Betis the two top defensive players are German Alejandro Pezzella and Guido Rodriguez.
• In Real Sociedad the two top defenders are Igor Zubeldia and Mikel Merino.
• 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 Sociedad has a PPV value of 0.25 and Real Betis has a value of 0.24. Within the team of Real Sociedad David Silva has a total value of 0.54 and in the team of Real Betis the best player is Juan Miranda Miranda Gonzalez.

• 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 Sociedad has scored in this season so far 35 goals and 127 shots on goal. Real Betis scored 34 and 109 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Sociedad are Alexander Sorloth with 9 goals and Brais Mendez with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.39 and 3.99.
• The two best players of Real Betis are Borja Iglesias Quintas with 12 goals and Sergio Canales with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.41 and 3.
• Our opinion is that Real Sociedad 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.