Sevilla vs Valencia CF - who is the better team?

Currently Valencia CF has a better 1vs1 performance index with 285. Sevilla has 25 goals and Valencia CF has a total of 30 goals. Our opinion is that currently Valencia CF would win the match.

• At the moment Sevilla has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 818 interceptions and 38 blocks.
• In Sevilla the two top defensive players are Diego Carlos Santos Silva and Fernando Francisco Francisco Reges.
• In Valencia CF the two top defenders are Gabriel Armando de Abreu and Daniel Wass.
• 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 0.27 and Valencia CF has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Sevilla Jesus Navas has a total value of 0.87 and in the team of Valencia CF the best player is Dani Parejo.

• 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 25 goals and 92 shots on goal. Valencia CF scored 30 and 78 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Sevilla are Lucas Ocampos with 5 goals and Youssef En Nesyri with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.29.
• The two best players of Valencia CF are Maximiliano Gomez with 7 goals and Dani Parejo with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.34 and 0.42.
• Our opinion is that Valencia CF has the better offensive players than Sevilla.

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