Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig - who is the better team?

Currently RB Leipzig has a better 1vs1 performance index with 314. Real Madrid has 46 goals and RB Leipzig has a total of 56 goals. Our opinion is that currently RB Leipzig would win the match.

• At the moment RB Leipzig has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1125 interceptions and 49 blocks.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defensive players are Lukas Klostermann and Dayotchanculle Upamecano.
• In Real Madrid the two top defenders are Casemiro and Sergio Ramos.
• 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. Real Madrid has a PPV value of 0.33 and RB Leipzig has a value of 0.26. Within the team of Real Madrid Vieira da Silva Junior Marcelo has a total value of 0.97 and in the team of RB Leipzig the best player is Amadou Haidara.

• 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.)
• Real Madrid has scored in this season so far 46 goals and 155 shots on goal. RB Leipzig scored 56 and 144 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Madrid are Karim Benzema with 14 goals and Sergio Ramos with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.32.
• The two best players of RB Leipzig are Timo Werner with 20 goals and Marcel Sabitzer with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.71 and 0.23.
• Our opinion is that RB Leipzig has the better offensive players than Real Madrid.

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.