VfB Stuttgart vs Nice - who is the better team?

Currently Nice has a better 1vs1 performance index with 291. VfB Stuttgart has 16 goals and Nice has a total of 15 goals. Our opinion is that currently Nice would win the match.

• At the moment Nice has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 401 interceptions and 28 blocks.
• In Nice the two top defensive players are Pierre Lees Melou and Morgan Schneiderlin.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defenders are Pascal Stenzel 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 0.23 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Nice Hassane Kamara has a total value of 0.58 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 16 goals and 41 shots on goal. Nice scored 15 and 36 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 Nice are Amine Gouiri with 3 goals and Pierre Lees Melou with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.33 and 0.3.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than Nice.

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