RB Leipzig vs Atalanta - who is the better team?

Currently Atalanta has a better 1vs1 performance index with 309. RB Leipzig has 60 goals and Atalanta has a total of 90 goals. Our opinion is that currently Atalanta would win the match.

• At the moment Atalanta has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1700 interceptions and 85 blocks.
• In Atalanta the two top defensive players are Cristian Gabriel Romero and Marten Roon.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defenders are Willi Orban and Dayotchanculle Upamecano.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Atalanta 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 0.28 and Atalanta has a value of 0.27. Within the team of RB Leipzig Angelino Esmoris Tasende has a total value of 0.71 and in the team of Atalanta the best player is Josip Ilicic.

• 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.)
• RB Leipzig has scored in this season so far 60 goals and 198 shots on goal. Atalanta scored 90 and 228 shots on goal.
• The two best players of RB Leipzig are Marcel Sabitzer with 8 goals and Emil Forsberg with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7 and 7.
• The two best players of Atalanta are Luis Muriel with 22 goals and Duvan Zapata with 15 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 16.41 and 19.87.
• Our opinion is that Atalanta has the better offensive players than RB Leipzig.

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