Borussia Dortmund vs Borussia Monchengladbach - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 332. Borussia Dortmund has 20 goals and Borussia Monchengladbach has a total of 13 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Monchengladbach has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 414 interceptions and 32 blocks.
• In Borussia Monchengladbach the two top defensive players are Matthias Ginter and Nico Elvedi.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Borussia Monchengladbach 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 Borussia Monchengladbach has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphaеl Adelino Jose Guerreiro has a total value of 1.17 and in the team of Borussia Monchengladbach the best player is Denis Zakaria.

• 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. Borussia Monchengladbach scored 13 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 0.37.
• The two best players of Borussia Monchengladbach are Lars Stindl with 4 goals and Jonas Hofmann with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.54 and 0.48.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Borussia Monchengladbach.

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.