VfB Stuttgart vs Monaco - who is the better team?

Currently Monaco has a better 1vs1 performance index with 291. VfB Stuttgart has 39 goals and Monaco has a total of 54 goals. Our opinion is that currently Monaco would win the match.

• At the moment Monaco has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1138 interceptions and 40 blocks.
• In Monaco the two top defensive players are Benoit Badiashile Mukinayi and Aurelien Tchouameni.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defenders are Wataru Endo and Marc Oliver Kempf.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Monaco 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. Monaco has a PPV value of 0.23 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Monaco Cesc Fabregas has a total value of 1.01 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 39 goals and 116 shots on goal. Monaco scored 54 and 119 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Silas Wamangituka with 11 goals and Sasa Kalajdzic with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.54.
• The two best players of Monaco are Wissam Ben Yedder with 13 goals and Kevin Volland with 12 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.66 and 0.45.
• Our opinion is that Monaco has the better offensive players than VfB Stuttgart.

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