Bochum vs Southampton - who is the better team?

Currently Southampton has a better 1vs1 performance index with 85. Bochum has 27 goals and Southampton has a total of 23 goals. Our opinion is that currently Southampton would win the match.

• At the moment Bochum has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1346 interceptions and 70 blocks.
• In Bochum the two top defensive players are Ivan Ordets and Anthony Losilla.
• In Southampton the two top defenders are Mohamed Salisu Abdul Karim and Armel Bella-Kotchap.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Bochum 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 Bochum has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Southampton Stuart Armstrong has a total value of 0.64 and in the team of Bochum the best player is Christopher Antwi-Adjei.

• 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.)
• Bochum has scored in this season so far 27 goals and 94 shots on goal. Southampton scored 23 and 112 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bochum are Philipp Hofmann with 7 goals and Erhan Masovic with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.84 and 1.97.
• 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 Bochum has the better offensive players than Southampton.

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