Borussia Dortmund vs RB Leipzig - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 319. Borussia Dortmund has 45 goals and RB Leipzig has a total of 40 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment RB Leipzig has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1044 interceptions and 37 blocks.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defensive players are Dayotchanculle Upamecano and Willi Orban.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
• Based on this statistics we believe that RB Leipzig 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 RB Leipzig has a value of 0.27. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphael Guerreiro has a total value of 0.96 and in the team of RB Leipzig the best player is Angelino Esmoris Tasende.

• 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 45 goals and 124 shots on goal. RB Leipzig scored 40 and 120 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 17 goals and Jadon Sancho with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.26.
• The two best players of RB Leipzig are Marcel Sabitzer with 5 goals and Willi Orban with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.25 and 0.34.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than RB Leipzig.

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.