Sevilla vs Valencia CF - who is the better team?

Currently Sevilla has a better 1vs1 performance index with 292. Sevilla has 54 goals and Valencia CF has a total of 46 goals. Our opinion is that currently Sevilla would win the match.

• At the moment Sevilla has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1584 interceptions and 94 blocks.
• In Sevilla the two top defensive players are Fernando Francisco Francisco Reges and Diego Carlos Santos Silva.
• In Valencia CF the two top defenders are Gabriel Armando de Abreu and Geoffrey Kondogbia.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Sevilla 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. Sevilla has a PPV value of 0.25 and Valencia CF has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Sevilla Jesus Navas has a total value of 0.79 and in the team of Valencia CF the best player is Alessandro Florenzi.

• 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.)
• Sevilla has scored in this season so far 54 goals and 174 shots on goal. Valencia CF scored 46 and 124 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Sevilla are Lucas Ocampos with 14 goals and Youssef En Nesyri with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.35.
• The two best players of Valencia CF are Maximiliano Gomez with 9 goals and Dani Parejo with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.36 and 0.33.
• Our opinion is that Sevilla has the better offensive players than Valencia CF.

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