VfB Stuttgart vs Barcelona - who is the better team?

Currently Barcelona has a better 1vs1 performance index with 298. VfB Stuttgart has 9 goals and Barcelona has a total of 7 goals. Our opinion is that currently Barcelona would win the match.

• At the moment VfB Stuttgart has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 211 interceptions and 18 blocks.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defensive players are Konstantinos Mavropanos and Marc Oliver Kempf.
• In Barcelona the two top defenders are Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets.
• 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. Barcelona has a PPV value of 0.24 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Barcelona has a total value of 0 and in the team of VfB Stuttgart 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.)
• VfB Stuttgart has scored in this season so far 9 goals and 36 shots on goal. Barcelona scored 7 and 14 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Marc Oliver Kempf with 2 goals and Hamadi Al Ghaddioui with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.6 and 2.09.
• The two best players of Barcelona are Memphis Depay with 2 goals and Martin Braithwaite Christensen with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.91 and 0.99.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than Barcelona.

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