Sevilla vs Wolfsburg - who is the better team?

Currently VfL Wolfsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 82. Sevilla has 53 goals and VfL Wolfsburg has a total of 43 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfL Wolfsburg would win the match.

• At the moment VfL Wolfsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 2031 interceptions and 191 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are Maxence Lacroix and John Anthony Brooks.
• In Sevilla the two top defenders are Joan Jordan and Ivan Rakitic.
• Based on this statistics we believe that VfL Wolfsburg 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 0.28 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Sevilla Pedro Ortiz Bernat has a total value of 1.19 and in the team of VfL Wolfsburg the best player is Paulo Otavio Otavio Rosa Da Silva.

• 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 53 goals and 132 shots on goal. VfL Wolfsburg scored 43 and 178 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Sevilla are Rafael Mir Vicente with 10 goals and Lucas Ocampos with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.27 and 6.03.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Max Kruse with 12 goals and Lukas Nmecha with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.86 and 8.76.
• Our opinion is that Sevilla has the better offensive players than VfL Wolfsburg.

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