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

Currently Manchester United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 319. RB Leipzig has 16 goals and Manchester United has a total of 16 goals. Our opinion is that currently Manchester United would win the match.

• At the moment RB Leipzig has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 389 interceptions and 18 blocks.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defensive players are Josko Gvardiol and Mohamed Simakan.
• In Manchester United the two top defenders are Harry Maguire and Aaron Bissaka.
• Based on this statistics we believe that RB Leipzig 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. Manchester United has a PPV value of 0.27 and RB Leipzig has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Manchester United has a total value of 0 and in the team of RB Leipzig the best player is .

• 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 16 goals and 51 shots on goal. Manchester United scored 16 and 48 shots on goal.
• The two best players of RB Leipzig are Christopher Nkunku with 4 goals and Emil Forsberg with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 2.75 and 3.75.
• The two best players of Manchester United are Mason Greenwood with 4 goals and Bruno Fernandes with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.69 and 2.64.
• Our opinion is that Manchester United has the better offensive players than Manchester United.

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.