Borussia Dortmund vs Chelsea - who is the better team?

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 357. Borussia Dortmund has 25 goals and Chelsea has a total of 23 goals. Our opinion is that currently Chelsea would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Dortmund has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 401 interceptions and 20 blocks.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defensive players are Manuel Akanji and Jude Bellingham.
• In Chelsea the two top defenders are Andreas Christensen and Thiago Silva.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Borussia Dortmund 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 0.3 and Chelsea has a value of 0.26. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund has a total value of 0 and in the team of Chelsea the best player is .

• 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 25 goals and 52 shots on goal. Chelsea scored 23 and 48 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 9 goals and Raphael Guerreiro with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.54 and 1.08.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Mason Mount with 3 goals and Romelu Lukaku with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.01 and 2.95.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Chelsea.

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.