West Ham United vs Southampton - who is the better team?

Currently West Ham United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 89. West Ham United has 24 goals and Southampton has a total of 23 goals. Our opinion is that currently West Ham United would win the match.

• At the moment Southampton has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1332 interceptions and 66 blocks.
• In Southampton the two top defensive players are Mohamed Salisu Abdul Karim and Armel Bella-Kotchap.
• In West Ham United the two top defenders are Declan Rice and Thilo Kehrer.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Southampton 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. Southampton has a PPV value of 0.24 and West Ham United has a value of 0.24. Within the team of Southampton Stuart Armstrong has a total value of 0.64 and in the team of West Ham United the best player is Aaron Cresswell.

• 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.)
• West Ham United has scored in this season so far 24 goals and 100 shots on goal. Southampton scored 23 and 112 shots on goal.
• The two best players of West Ham United are Danny Ings with 8 goals and Said Benrahma with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.54 and 5.23.
• The two best players of Southampton are James Ward Prowse with 7 goals and Che Adams with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.51 and 6.
• Our opinion is that West Ham United has the better offensive players than Southampton.

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