Schalke 04 vs Borussia Monchengladbach - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Monchengladbach has a better 1vs1 performance index with 290. Schalke 04 has 18 goals and Borussia Monchengladbach has a total of 59 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Monchengladbach would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Monchengladbach has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1580 interceptions and 104 blocks.
• In Borussia Monchengladbach the two top defensive players are Nico Elvedi and Matthias Ginter.
• In Schalke 04 the two top defenders are Benjamin Stambouli and Bastian Oczipka.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Borussia Monchengladbach 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. Borussia Monchengladbach has a PPV value of 0.21 and Schalke 04 has a value of 0.14. Within the team of Borussia Monchengladbach Rocco Reitz has a total value of 0.73 and in the team of Schalke 04 the best player is Bastian Oczipka.

• 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.)
• Schalke 04 has scored in this season so far 18 goals and 76 shots on goal. Borussia Monchengladbach scored 59 and 160 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Schalke 04 are Matthew Hoppe with 5 goals and Mark Uth with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4 and 2.39.
• The two best players of Borussia Monchengladbach are Lars Stindl with 12 goals and Marcus Thuram with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.39 and 8.04.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Monchengladbach has the better offensive players than Schalke 04.

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