VfB Stuttgart vs Nice - who is the better team?

Currently VfB Stuttgart has a better 1vs1 performance index with 283. VfB Stuttgart has 44 goals and Nice has a total of 35 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfB Stuttgart would win the match.

• At the moment Nice has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1178 interceptions and 83 blocks.
• In Nice the two top defensive players are Hassane Kamara and Stanley Pierre N'soki.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defenders are Wataru Endo and Marc Oliver Kempf.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Nice 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. Nice has a PPV value of 0.22 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Nice Hassane Kamara has a total value of 0.54 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 44 goals and 126 shots on goal. Nice scored 35 and 100 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 Nice are Amine Gouiri with 11 goals and Pierre Lees Melou with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.52 and 0.21.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than Nice.

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.