Valencia CF vs Strasbourg - who is the better team?

Currently Valencia CF has a better 1vs1 performance index with 84. Valencia CF has 28 goals and RC Strasbourg has a total of 34 goals. Our opinion is that currently Valencia CF would win the match.

• At the moment RC Strasbourg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1262 interceptions and 62 blocks.
• In RC Strasbourg the two top defensive players are Alexander Djiku and Maxime Le MARCHAND.
• In Valencia CF the two top defenders are Eray Ervin Comert and Mouctar Diakhaby.
• Based on this statistics we believe that RC Strasbourg 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. RC Strasbourg has a PPV value of 0.27 and Valencia CF has a value of 0.27. Within the team of RC Strasbourg Colin Dagba has a total value of 0.66 and in the team of Valencia CF the best player is Jose Gaya.

• 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 28 goals and 102 shots on goal. RC Strasbourg scored 34 and 122 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Valencia CF are Edinson Roberto Cavani with 5 goals and Justin Kluivert with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.27 and 2.47.
• The two best players of RC Strasbourg are Habib Diallo with 14 goals and Kevin Gameiro with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.82 and 7.89.
• Our opinion is that RC Strasbourg has the better offensive players than Valencia 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.