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

Currently Union Berlin has a better 1vs1 performance index with 81. Hertha BSC has 37 goals and Union Berlin has a total of 50 goals. Our opinion is that currently Union Berlin would win the match.

• At the moment Hertha BSC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 2064 interceptions and 224 blocks.
• In Hertha BSC the two top defensive players are Anga Dedryck Boyata and Peter Pekarik.
• In Union Berlin the two top defenders are Robin Knoche and Paul Jaeckel.
• 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. Union Berlin has a PPV value of 0.23 and Hertha BSC has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Union Berlin Niko Giesselmann has a total value of 0.69 and in the team of Hertha BSC the best player is Marvin Plattenhardt.

• 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 37 goals and 120 shots on goal. Union Berlin scored 50 and 138 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Hertha BSC are Stevan Jovetic with 6 goals and Marco Richter with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.97 and 3.24.
• The two best players of Union Berlin are Jamie Leveling Leweling with 5 goals and Sheraldo Becker with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.26 and 2.4.
• Our opinion is that Union Berlin has the better offensive players than Hertha BSC.

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