Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - who is the better team?

Currently Wolverhampton Wanderers has a better 1vs1 performance index with 291. Southampton has 8 goals and Wolverhampton Wanderers has a total of 9 goals. Our opinion is that currently Wolverhampton Wanderers would win the match.

• At the moment Southampton has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 458 interceptions and 30 blocks.
• In Southampton the two top defensive players are Mohamed Salisu Abdul Karim and Valentino Livramento.
• In Wolverhampton Wanderers the two top defenders are Romain Saiss and Maximilian Kilman.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Southampton 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. Wolverhampton Wanderers has a PPV value of 0.19 and Southampton has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Wolverhampton Wanderers has a total value of 0 and in the team of Southampton the best player is .

• 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.)
• Southampton has scored in this season so far 8 goals and 34 shots on goal. Wolverhampton Wanderers scored 9 and 32 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Southampton are James Ward Prowse with 2 goals and Armando Broja with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.84 and 1.73.
• The two best players of Wolverhampton Wanderers are Hee-chan Hwang with 4 goals and Raul Alonso Jimenez Rodriguez with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 2.62.
• Our opinion is that Wolverhampton Wanderers has the better offensive players than Southampton.

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