Newcastle United vs VfB Stuttgart - who is the better team?

Currently VfB Stuttgart has a better 1vs1 performance index with 283. Newcastle United has 35 goals and VfB Stuttgart has a total of 51 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfB Stuttgart would win the match.

• At the moment Newcastle United has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1474 interceptions and 123 blocks.
• In Newcastle United the two top defensive players are Isaac Hayden and Ciaran Clark.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defenders are Wataru Endo and Waldemar Anton.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Newcastle United 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. VfB Stuttgart has a PPV value of 0.22 and Newcastle United has a value of 0.16. Within the team of VfB Stuttgart Borna Sosa has a total value of 0.74 and in the team of Newcastle United the best player is Javier Manquillo.

• 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.)
• Newcastle United has scored in this season so far 35 goals and 113 shots on goal. VfB Stuttgart scored 51 and 143 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Newcastle United are Callum Wilson with 10 goals and Miguel Angel Almiron Rejala with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11 and 2.8.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 14 goals and Silas Wamangituka with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.87 and 8.17.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than Newcastle United.

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