VfB Stuttgart vs Athletic Bilbao - who is the better team?

Currently VfB Stuttgart has a better 1vs1 performance index with 283. VfB Stuttgart has 44 goals and Athletic Bilbao has a total of 34 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfB Stuttgart would win the match.

• At the moment VfB Stuttgart has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1145 interceptions and 68 blocks.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defensive players are Wataru Endo and Marc Oliver Kempf.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Inigo Martinez and Ander Capa.
• Based on this statistics we believe that VfB Stuttgart 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. VfB Stuttgart has a PPV value of 0.21 and Athletic Bilbao has a value of 0.17. Within the team of VfB Stuttgart Borna Sosa has a total value of 0.72 and in the team of Athletic Bilbao the best player is Inigo Vicente Elorduy.

• 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.)
• VfB Stuttgart has scored in this season so far 44 goals and 126 shots on goal. Athletic Bilbao scored 34 and 94 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 11 goals and Silas Wamangituka with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.45.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Alejandro Berenguer Remiro with 6 goals and Inaki Williams with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.21 and 0.33.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than Athletic Bilbao.

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.