TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 72. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has 9 goals and Borussia Dortmund has a total of 9 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 1162 interceptions and 50 blocks.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defensive players are Mats Hummels and Manuel Akanji.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Mats Hummels and Manuel Akanji.
• 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. Borussia Dortmund has a PPV value of 0.19 and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphael Guerreiro has a total value of 0.62 and in the team of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim the best player is David Raum.

• 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.)
• TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has scored in this season so far 9 goals and 43 shots on goal. Borussia Dortmund scored 9 and 43 shots on goal.
• The two best players of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are Ihlas Bebou with 7 goals and Georginio Rutter with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.69 and 3.72.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 15 goals and Julian Brandt with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.31 and 2.33.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Borussia Dortmund.

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.