Borussia Dortmund vs Real Sociedad - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 319. Borussia Dortmund has 50 goals and Real Sociedad has a total of 43 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Dortmund has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1066 interceptions and 66 blocks.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defensive players are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
• In Real Sociedad the two top defenders are Robin Le Normand and Mikel Merino.
• 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 Real Sociedad has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphael Guerreiro has a total value of 0.94 and in the team of Real Sociedad the best player is David Silva.

• 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 50 goals and 137 shots on goal. Real Sociedad scored 43 and 111 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 19 goals and Jadon Sancho with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.29.
• The two best players of Real Sociedad are Alexander Isak with 12 goals and Oyarzabal with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.53 and 0.62.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Real Sociedad.

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.