Sevilla vs VfL Wolfsburg - who is the better team?

Currently Sevilla has a better 1vs1 performance index with 290. Sevilla has 54 goals and VfL Wolfsburg has a total of 48 goals. Our opinion is that currently Sevilla would win the match.

• At the moment VfL Wolfsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1813 interceptions and 76 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are John Anthony Brooks and Josuha Guilavogui.
• In Sevilla the two top defenders are Fernando Francisco Francisco Reges and Diego Carlos Santos Silva.
• 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 0.25 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Sevilla Jesus Navas has a total value of 0.79 and in the team of VfL Wolfsburg the best player is William de Asevedo Furtado.

• 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 54 goals and 174 shots on goal. VfL Wolfsburg scored 48 and 163 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Sevilla are Lucas Ocampos with 14 goals and Carlos Fernandez Luna with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.45.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Wout Weghorst with 16 goals and Renato Steffen with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.55 and 0.32.
• Our opinion is that Sevilla has the better offensive players than VfL Wolfsburg.

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