Borussia Dortmund vs Udinese - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 327. Borussia Dortmund has 21 goals and Udinese has a total of 10 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment Udinese has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 405 interceptions and 24 blocks.
• In Udinese the two top defensive players are Samir Caetano de Souza Santos and Rodrigo Becao Rodrigo Becao.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Udinese 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 Udinese has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphaеl Adelino Jose Guerreiro has a total value of 1.17 and in the team of Udinese the best player is Ilija Nestorovski.

• 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. Udinese scored 10 and 28 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 Udinese are Ignacio Pussetto with 2 goals and Rodrigo de Paul with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.34 and 0.17.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Udinese.

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.