Borussia Dortmund vs AC Milan - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 327. Borussia Dortmund has 21 goals and AC Milan has a total of 21 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment AC Milan has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 365 interceptions and 22 blocks.
• In AC Milan the two top defensive players are Simon Kjar and Davide Calabria.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
• Based on this statistics we believe that AC Milan 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. Borussia Dortmund has a PPV value of 0.34 and AC Milan has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphaеl Adelino Jose Guerreiro has a total value of 1.17 and in the team of AC Milan the best player is Daniel Maldini.

• 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.)
• Borussia Dortmund has scored in this season so far 21 goals and 55 shots on goal. AC Milan scored 21 and 51 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 10 goals and Mats Hummels with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.41.
• The two best players of AC Milan are Zlatan Ibrahimovic with 10 goals and Franck Kessie with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.55 and 0.62.
• Our opinion is that AC Milan has the better offensive players than AC Milan.

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