Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 319. Borussia Dortmund has 48 goals and Atalanta has a total of 55 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment Atalanta has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1080 interceptions and 50 blocks.
• In Atalanta the two top defensive players are Marten Roon and Rafael Toloi.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Atalanta 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 0.31 and Atalanta has a value of 0.27. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphael Guerreiro has a total value of 0.94 and in the team of Atalanta the best player is Josip Ilicic.

• 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 48 goals and 134 shots on goal. Atalanta scored 55 and 135 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 17 goals and Jadon Sancho with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.29.
• The two best players of Atalanta are Luis Muriel with 14 goals and Duvan Zapata with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.48 and 0.55.
• Our opinion is that Atalanta has the better offensive players than Borussia Dortmund.

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.