Borussia Dortmund vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 91. Borussia Dortmund has 55 goals and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has a total of 33 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 1278 interceptions and 49 blocks.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defensive players are Nico Schlotterbeck and Mats Hummels.
• In TSG 1899 Hoffenheim the two top defenders are Ozan Muhammed Kabak and Kevin Vogt.
• 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 0.25 and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Marius Wolf has a total value of 0.61 and in the team of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim the best player is Pavel Kaderabek.

• 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 55 goals and 154 shots on goal. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim scored 33 and 121 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Julian Brandt with 8 goals and Youssoufa Moukoko with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.38 and 5.51.
• The two best players of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are Andrej Kramaric with 7 goals and Moanes Dabbur with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.3 and 3.5.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

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.