FC Schalke 04 vs Werder Bremen - who is the better team?

Currently Werder Bremen has a better 1vs1 performance index with 84. Schalke 04 has 14 goals and Werder Bremen has a total of 27 goals. Our opinion is that currently Werder Bremen would win the match.

• At the moment Werder Bremen has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 871 interceptions and 68 blocks.
• In Werder Bremen the two top defensive players are Marco Friedl and Amos Pieper.
• In Schalke 04 the two top defenders are Maya Yoshida and Tom Krauss.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Werder Bremen 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. Schalke 04 has a PPV value of 0.22 and Werder Bremen has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Schalke 04 Thomas Ouwejan has a total value of 0.62 and in the team of Werder Bremen the best player is Felix Agu.

• 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 14 goals and 56 shots on goal. Werder Bremen scored 27 and 76 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Schalke 04 are Simon Terodde with 3 goals and Marius Bulter with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6 and 3.6.
• The two best players of Werder Bremen are Niclas Fullkrug with 11 goals and Marvin Ducksch with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.04 and 5.35.
• Our opinion is that Werder Bremen has the better offensive players than Schalke 04.

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