Brentford vs RB Leipzig - who is the better team?

Currently RB Leipzig has a better 1vs1 performance index with 91. Brentford has 43 goals and RB Leipzig has a total of 49 goals. Our opinion is that currently RB Leipzig would win the match.

• At the moment Brentford has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1319 interceptions and 88 blocks.
• In Brentford the two top defensive players are Ethan Rupert Pinnock and Ben Mee.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defenders are Willi Orban and Josko Gvardiol.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Brentford 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. RB Leipzig has a PPV value of 0.23 and Brentford has a value of 0.22. Within the team of RB Leipzig Dani Olmo has a total value of 0.65 and in the team of Brentford the best player is Mathias Jensen.

• 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.)
• Brentford has scored in this season so far 43 goals and 121 shots on goal. RB Leipzig scored 49 and 145 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Brentford are Ivan Toney with 16 goals and Mathias Jensen with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 17.11 and 1.53.
• 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 Brentford.

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.