RB Leipzig vs Manchester United - who is the better team?

Currently Manchester United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 326. RB Leipzig has 57 goals and Manchester United has a total of 68 goals. Our opinion is that currently Manchester United would win the match.

• At the moment Manchester United has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1509 interceptions and 106 blocks.
• In Manchester United the two top defensive players are Harry Maguire and Aaron Bissaka.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defenders are Dayotchanculle Upamecano and Willi Orban.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Manchester 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. RB Leipzig has a PPV value of 0.29 and Manchester United has a value of 0.28. Within the team of RB Leipzig Marcel Halstenberg has a total value of 0.72 and in the team of Manchester United the best player is Amad Diallo Traore.

• 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 57 goals and 186 shots on goal. Manchester United scored 68 and 193 shots on goal.
• The two best players of RB Leipzig are Marcel Sabitzer with 7 goals and Emil Forsberg with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6 and 6.79.
• The two best players of Manchester United are Bruno Fernandes with 17 goals and Marcus Rashford with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 15.25 and 8.81.
• Our opinion is that Manchester United has the better offensive players than RB Leipzig.

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