Borussia M'gladbach vs RB Leipzig - who is the better team?

Currently RB Leipzig has a better 1vs1 performance index with 91. Borussia Monchengladbach has 40 goals and RB Leipzig has a total of 49 goals. Our opinion is that currently RB Leipzig would win the match.

• At the moment RB Leipzig has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1235 interceptions and 65 blocks.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defensive players are Willi Orban and Josko Gvardiol.
• In Borussia Monchengladbach the two top defenders are Nico Elvedi and Ramy Bensebaini.
• 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 Monchengladbach has a PPV value of 0.27 and RB Leipzig has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Borussia Monchengladbach Nathan Ngoumou Minpole has a total value of 0.71 and in the team of RB Leipzig the best player is Dani Olmo.

• 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 40 goals and 130 shots on goal. RB Leipzig scored 49 and 145 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Monchengladbach are Marcus Thuram with 12 goals and Jonas Hofmann with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.96 and 4.69.
• The two best players of RB Leipzig are Christopher Nkunku with 12 goals and Timo Werner with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.14 and 5.98.
• Our opinion is that RB Leipzig has the better offensive players than Borussia Monchengladbach.

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