Valencia CF vs Granada CF - who is the better team?

Currently Valencia CF has a better 1vs1 performance index with 75. Valencia CF has 48 goals and Granada CF has a total of 44 goals. Our opinion is that currently Valencia CF would win the match.

• At the moment Valencia CF has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1362 interceptions and 132 blocks.
• In Valencia CF the two top defensive players are Gabriel Armando de Abreu and Mouctar Diakhaby.
• In Granada CF the two top defenders are Joaquin Jose Marin Ruiz and Carlos Neva Tey.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Valencia CF 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. Granada CF has a PPV value of 0.2 and Valencia CF has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Granada CF Jose Maria Callejon has a total value of 0.46 and in the team of Valencia CF the best player is Samuel Castillejo Azuaga.

• 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.)
• Valencia CF has scored in this season so far 48 goals and 106 shots on goal. Granada CF scored 44 and 61 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Valencia CF are Carlos Soler Baragan with 11 goals and Goncalo Manuel Guedes with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.01 and 6.53.
• The two best players of Granada CF are Jorge Molina with 10 goals and Jose Antonio Rodriguez Diaz with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.63 and 5.44.
• Our opinion is that Valencia CF has the better offensive players than Granada CF.

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.