Barcelona vs Bayern Munich - who is the better team?

Currently Bayern Munich has a better 1vs1 performance index with 321. Barcelona has 50 goals and Bayern Munich has a total of 50 goals. Our opinion is that currently Bayern Munich would win the match.

• At the moment Barcelona has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 790 interceptions and 43 blocks.
• In Barcelona the two top defensive players are Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet.
• In Bayern Munich the two top defenders are Joshua Kimmich and Alphonso Davies.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Barcelona 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. Bayern Munich has a PPV value of 0.41 and Barcelona has a value of 0.37. Within the team of Bayern Munich Joshua Kimmich has a total value of 0.91 and in the team of Barcelona the best player is Ricard Puig Marti.

• 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.)
• Barcelona has scored in this season so far 50 goals and 121 shots on goal. Bayern Munich scored 50 and 134 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Barcelona are Lionel Messi with 14 goals and Luis Suarez with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.58.
• The two best players of Bayern Munich are Robert Lewandowski with 20 goals and Serge Gnabry with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.98 and 0.52.
• Our opinion is that Bayern Munich has the better offensive players than Bayern Munich.

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