Sevilla vs Borussia Dortmund - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 91. Sevilla has 29 goals and Borussia Dortmund has a total of 55 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Dortmund has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1278 interceptions and 49 blocks.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defensive players are Nico Schlotterbeck and Mats Hummels.
• In Sevilla the two top defenders are Nemanja Gudelj and Fernando Francisco Fernando Regec.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Borussia Dortmund 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. Sevilla has a PPV value of 0.27 and Borussia Dortmund has a value of 0.25. Within the team of Sevilla Gonzalo Ariel Montiel has a total value of 1 and in the team of Borussia Dortmund the best player is Marius Wolf.

• 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.)
• Sevilla has scored in this season so far 29 goals and 107 shots on goal. Borussia Dortmund scored 55 and 154 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Sevilla are Youssef En Nesyri with 5 goals and Erik Lamela with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.37 and 4.67.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Julian Brandt with 8 goals and Youssoufa Moukoko with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.38 and 5.51.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Sevilla.

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