Valencia CF vs Villarreal - who is the better team?

Currently Villarreal has a better 1vs1 performance index with 86. Valencia CF has 22 goals and Villarreal has a total of 15 goals. Our opinion is that currently Villarreal would win the match.

• At the moment Valencia CF has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 524 interceptions and 39 blocks.
• In Valencia CF the two top defensive players are Thierry Rendall Correia and Eray Ervin Comert.
• In Villarreal the two top defenders are Raul Tortajada Albiol and Pau Torres.
• 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. Valencia CF has a PPV value of 0.27 and Villarreal has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Valencia CF Jose Gaya has a total value of 0.82 and in the team of Villarreal 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.)
• Valencia CF has scored in this season so far 22 goals and 62 shots on goal. Villarreal scored 15 and 62 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Valencia CF are Edinson Roberto Cavani with 4 goals and Mouctar Diakhaby with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.79 and 1.16.
• The two best players of Villarreal are Gerard Moreno with 2 goals and Nicolas Jackson with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.2 and 2.53.
• Our opinion is that Valencia CF has the better offensive players than Villarreal.

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