Stuttgart vs RB Leipzig - who is the better team?

Currently RB Leipzig has a better 1vs1 performance index with 86. VfB Stuttgart has 41 goals and RB Leipzig has a total of 72 goals. Our opinion is that currently RB Leipzig would win the match.

• At the moment RB Leipzig has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1682 interceptions and 126 blocks.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defensive players are Willi Orban and Josko Gvardiol.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defenders are Konstantinos Mavropanos and Waldemar Anton.
• Based on this statistics we believe that RB Leipzig 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. RB Leipzig has a PPV value of 0.32 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.25. Within the team of RB Leipzig David Raum has a total value of 0.84 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 41 goals and 97 shots on goal. RB Leipzig scored 72 and 185 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 6 goals and Konstantinos Mavropanos with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.46 and 3.26.
• The two best players of RB Leipzig are Christopher Nkunku with 20 goals and Andre Silva with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 12.5 and 13.25.
• Our opinion is that RB Leipzig has the better offensive players than VfB Stuttgart.

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