Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea - who is the better team?

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 336. Borussia Dortmund has 21 goals and Chelsea has a total of 22 goals. Our opinion is that currently Chelsea would win the match.

• At the moment Chelsea has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 402 interceptions and 28 blocks.
• In Chelsea the two top defensive players are N'Golo Kante and Kurt Zouma.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Chelsea 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 Chelsea has a value of 0.31. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphaеl Adelino Jose Guerreiro has a total value of 1.17 and in the team of Chelsea the best player is Reece James.

• 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. Chelsea scored 22 and 56 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 Chelsea are Timo Werner with 4 goals and Kurt Zouma with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.43 and 0.18.
• Our opinion is that Chelsea has the better offensive players than Borussia Dortmund.

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