Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid - who is the better team?

Currently Bayern Munich has a better 1vs1 performance index with 336. Bayern Munich has 71 goals and Real Madrid has a total of 44 goals. Our opinion is that currently Bayern Munich would win the match.

• At the moment Bayern Munich has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1092 interceptions and 49 blocks.
• In Bayern Munich the two top defensive players are David Alaba and Jerome Boateng.
• In Real Madrid the two top defenders are Raphael Varane and Casemiro.
• 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 0.35 and Real Madrid has a value of 0.31. Within the team of Bayern Munich Joshua Kimmich has a total value of 0.89 and in the team of Real Madrid the best player is Vieira da Silva Junior Marcelo.

• 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 71 goals and 171 shots on goal. Real Madrid scored 44 and 119 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bayern Munich are Robert Lewandowski with 31 goals and Thomas Muller with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.32.
• The two best players of Real Madrid are Karim Benzema with 13 goals and Casemiro with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.67 and 0.28.
• Our opinion is that Bayern Munich has the better offensive players than Real Madrid.

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.