RB Leipzig vs VfB Stuttgart - who is the better team?

Currently RB Leipzig has a better 1vs1 performance index with 309. RB Leipzig has 57 goals and VfB Stuttgart has a total of 54 goals. Our opinion is that currently RB Leipzig would win the match.

• At the moment VfB Stuttgart has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1583 interceptions and 99 blocks.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defensive players are Wataru Endo and Waldemar Anton.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defenders are Dayotchanculle Upamecano and Willi Orban.
• Based on this statistics we believe that VfB Stuttgart 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 VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.22. Within the team of RB Leipzig Marcel Halstenberg has a total value of 0.72 and in the team of VfB Stuttgart the best player is Borna Sosa.

• 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. VfB Stuttgart scored 54 and 153 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 VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 15 goals and Silas Wamangituka with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 12.78 and 8.17.
• Our opinion is that RB Leipzig has the better offensive players than VfB Stuttgart.

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