Hertha BSC Berlin vs Brentford - who is the better team?

Currently Brentford has a better 1vs1 performance index with 90. Hertha BSC has 30 goals and Brentford has a total of 43 goals. Our opinion is that currently Brentford would win the match.

• At the moment Hertha BSC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1408 interceptions and 95 blocks.
• In Hertha BSC the two top defensive players are Marc Oliver Kempf and Lucas Tousart.
• In Brentford the two top defenders are Ethan Rupert Pinnock and Ben Mee.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Hertha BSC 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. Brentford has a PPV value of 0.22 and Hertha BSC has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Brentford Mathias Jensen has a total value of 0.76 and in the team of Hertha BSC the best player is Maximilian Mittelstadt.

• 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.)
• Hertha BSC has scored in this season so far 30 goals and 101 shots on goal. Brentford scored 43 and 121 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Hertha BSC are Dodi Lukebakio with 10 goals and Florian Niederlechner with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.28 and 3.9.
• 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.
• Our opinion is that Brentford has the better offensive players than Hertha BSC.

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