Bayern Munich vs Manchester City - who is the better team?

Currently Manchester City has a better 1vs1 performance index with 347. Bayern Munich has 67 goals and Manchester City has a total of 52 goals. Our opinion is that currently Manchester City would win the match.

• At the moment Bayern Munich has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1039 interceptions and 49 blocks.
• In Bayern Munich the two top defensive players are David Alaba and Jerome Boateng.
• In Manchester City the two top defenders are Ruben Dias and Rodri.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Bayern Munich 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 0.34 and Manchester City has a value of 0.32. Within the team of Bayern Munich Joshua Kimmich has a total value of 0.88 and in the team of Manchester City the best player is Joao Cancelo.

• 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.)
• Bayern Munich has scored in this season so far 67 goals and 163 shots on goal. Manchester City scored 52 and 143 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bayern Munich are Robert Lewandowski with 28 goals and Thomas Muller with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.33.
• The two best players of Manchester City are Ilkay Gundogan with 11 goals and Raheem Sterling with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.52 and 0.45.
• Our opinion is that Bayern Munich has the better offensive players than Manchester City.

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