Bayern Munich vs UC Sampdoria - who is the better team?

Currently Bayern Munich has a better 1vs1 performance index with 345. Bayern Munich has 28 goals and UC Sampdoria has a total of 12 goals. Our opinion is that currently Bayern Munich would win the match.

• At the moment UC Sampdoria has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 398 interceptions and 32 blocks.
• In UC Sampdoria the two top defensive players are Maya Yoshida and Albin Ekdal.
• In Bayern Munich the two top defenders are David Alaba and Jerome Boateng.
• Based on this statistics we believe that UC Sampdoria 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 UC Sampdoria has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Bayern Munich Lucas Hernandez has a total value of 0.9 and in the team of UC Sampdoria the best player is Adrien Silva.

• 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 28 goals and 58 shots on goal. UC Sampdoria scored 12 and 33 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bayern Munich are Robert Lewandowski with 11 goals and Serge Gnabry with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.33.
• The two best players of UC Sampdoria are Fabio Quagliarella with 4 goals and Morten Thorsby with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.65 and 0.29.
• Our opinion is that Bayern Munich has the better offensive players than UC Sampdoria.

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.