Freiburg vs RB Leipzig - who is the better team?

Currently RB Leipzig has a better 1vs1 performance index with 91. SC Freiburg has 51 goals and RB Leipzig has a total of 64 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 1453 interceptions and 65 blocks.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defensive players are Willi Orban and Josko Gvardiol.
• In SC Freiburg the two top defenders are Matthias Ginter and Nicolas Hofler.
• 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. RB Leipzig has a PPV value of 0.23 and SC Freiburg has a value of 0.22. Within the team of RB Leipzig Dani Olmo has a total value of 0.65 and in the team of SC Freiburg the best player is Vincenzo Grifo.

• 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.)
• SC Freiburg has scored in this season so far 51 goals and 42.71 shots on goal. RB Leipzig scored 64 and 40.56 shots on goal.
• The two best players of SC Freiburg are Vincenzo Grifo with 15 goals and Michael Gregoritsch with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.26 and 9.54.
• The two best players of RB Leipzig are Christopher Nkunku with 16 goals and Timo Werner with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.77 and 7.69.
• Our opinion is that RB Leipzig has the better offensive players than SC Freiburg.

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.