Sampdoria vs ESTAC Troyes - who is the better team?

Currently Troyes has a better 1vs1 performance index with 82. UC Sampdoria has 16 goals and Troyes has a total of 38 goals. Our opinion is that currently Troyes would win the match.

• At the moment Troyes has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1319 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Troyes the two top defensive players are Erik Ross Palmer-Brown and Yoann Salmier.
• In UC Sampdoria the two top defenders are Koray Gunter and Bram Nuytinck.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Troyes 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. UC Sampdoria has a PPV value of 0.26 and Troyes has a value of 0.25. Within the team of UC Sampdoria Tommaso Augello has a total value of 0.77 and in the team of Troyes the best player is Lucien Jefferson Jefferson Agoume.

• 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.)
• UC Sampdoria has scored in this season so far 16 goals and 88 shots on goal. Troyes scored 38 and 111 shots on goal.
• The two best players of UC Sampdoria are Manolo Gabbiadini with 6 goals and Filip Djuricic with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.61 and 1.92.
• The two best players of Troyes are Mama Samba Balde with 10 goals and Marcos Paulo Mesquita Lopes with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.07 and 3.62.
• Our opinion is that Troyes has the better offensive players than UC Sampdoria.

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