VfB Stuttgart vs Leeds United - who is the better team?

Currently Leeds United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 288. VfB Stuttgart has 17 goals and Leeds United has a total of 15 goals. Our opinion is that currently Leeds United would win the match.

• At the moment Leeds United has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 428 interceptions and 44 blocks.
• In Leeds United the two top defensive players are Robin Koch and Luke Ayling.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defenders are Pascal Stenzel and Marc Oliver Kempf.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Leeds United 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. Leeds United has a PPV value of 0.27 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Leeds United Mateusz Klich has a total value of 0.68 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.)
• VfB Stuttgart has scored in this season so far 17 goals and 46 shots on goal. Leeds United scored 15 and 54 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 3 goals and Silas Wamangituka with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.25.
• The two best players of Leeds United are Patrick Kojo Bamford with 7 goals and Mateusz Klich with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.82 and 0.18.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than Leeds United.

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