Borussia Monchengladbach vs Manchester United - who is the better team?

Currently Manchester United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 344. Borussia Monchengladbach has 5 goals and Manchester United has a total of 13 goals. Our opinion is that currently Manchester United would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Monchengladbach has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 197 interceptions and 11 blocks.
• In Borussia Monchengladbach the two top defensive players are Joseph Scally and Florian Neuhaus.
• In Manchester United the two top defenders are Harry Maguire and Frederico Rodriguez Rodrigues Santos.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Borussia Monchengladbach 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. Manchester United has a PPV value of 0.25 and Borussia Monchengladbach has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Manchester United has a total value of 0 and in the team of Borussia Monchengladbach 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 Monchengladbach has scored in this season so far 5 goals and 20 shots on goal. Manchester United scored 13 and 32 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Monchengladbach are Lars Stindl with 2 goals and Alassane Plea with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.87 and 1.03.
• The two best players of Manchester United are Bruno Fernandes with 4 goals and Mason Greenwood with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.63 and 2.55.
• Our opinion is that Manchester United has the better offensive players than Borussia Monchengladbach.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Manchester United is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.