VfB Stuttgart vs Monaco - who is the better team?

Currently Monaco has a better 1vs1 performance index with 289. VfB Stuttgart has 17 goals and Monaco has a total of 20 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 450 interceptions and 20 blocks.
• In Monaco the two top defensive players are Benoit Badiashile and Ruben Aguilar.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defenders are Pascal Stenzel 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 0.26 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Monaco Cesc Fabregas has a total value of 1.03 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. Monaco scored 20 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 Monaco are Wissam Ben Yedder with 6 goals and Kevin Volland with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.58 and 0.72.
• 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.