Borussia Dortmund vs Atalanta - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 332. Borussia Dortmund has 20 goals and Atalanta has a total of 18 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 351 interceptions and 23 blocks.
• In Atalanta the two top defensive players are Berat Djimsiti 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 0.34 and Atalanta has a value of 0.26. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphaеl Adelino Jose Guerreiro has a total value of 1.17 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 20 goals and 51 shots on goal. Atalanta scored 18 and 45 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 Atalanta are Papu Gomez with 4 goals and Luis Muriel with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.21 and 0.43.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Atalanta.

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.