TSG 1899 Hoffenheim vs VfB Stuttgart - who is the better team?

Currently VfB Stuttgart has a better 1vs1 performance index with 283. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has 41 goals and VfB Stuttgart has a total of 51 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfB Stuttgart would win the match.

• At the moment TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1441 interceptions and 70 blocks.
• In TSG 1899 Hoffenheim the two top defensive players are Diadie Samassekou and Florian Grillitsch.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defenders are Wataru Endo and Waldemar Anton.
• Based on this statistics we believe that TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 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. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has a PPV value of 0.23 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.22. Within the team of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Pavel Kaderabek has a total value of 0.62 and in the team of VfB Stuttgart the best player is Borna Sosa.

• 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 41 goals and 120 shots on goal. VfB Stuttgart scored 51 and 143 shots on goal.
• The two best players of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are Andrej Kramaric with 14 goals and Ihlas Bebou with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13 and 8.22.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 14 goals and Silas Wamangituka with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.87 and 8.17.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

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