Sevilla vs Villarreal - who is the better team?

Currently Sevilla has a better 1vs1 performance index with 288. Sevilla has 31 goals and Villarreal has a total of 42 goals. Our opinion is that currently Sevilla would win the match.

• At the moment Villarreal has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1052 interceptions and 77 blocks.
• In Villarreal the two top defensive players are Raul Tortajada Albiol and Pau Torres.
• In Sevilla the two top defenders are Fernando Francisco Francisco Reges and Diego Carlos Santos Silva.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Villarreal 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 Villarreal has a value of 0.24. Within the team of Sevilla Suso has a total value of 0.92 and in the team of Villarreal the best player is Manuel Arino Morlanes.

• 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 31 goals and 109 shots on goal. Villarreal scored 42 and 114 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Sevilla are Lucas Ocampos with 7 goals and Youssef En Nesyri with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.32.
• The two best players of Villarreal are Gerard Moreno with 10 goals and Santi Gonsales Cazorla with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.47 and 0.42.
• Our opinion is that Villarreal has the better offensive players than Sevilla.

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.