VfB Stuttgart vs Real Madrid - who is the better team?

Currently Real Madrid has a better 1vs1 performance index with 308. VfB Stuttgart has 16 goals and Real Madrid has a total of 15 goals. Our opinion is that currently Real Madrid would win the match.

• At the moment VfB Stuttgart has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 371 interceptions and 22 blocks.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defensive players are Pascal Stenzel and Marc Oliver Kempf.
• In Real Madrid the two top defenders are Raphael Varane and Sergio Ramos.
• Based on this statistics we believe that VfB Stuttgart 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. Real Madrid has a PPV value of 0.33 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Real Madrid Vieira da Silva Junior Marcelo has a total value of 1.11 and in the team of VfB Stuttgart the best player is Marcin Kaminski.

• 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. Real Madrid scored 15 and 41 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 0.27.
• The two best players of Real Madrid are Karim Benzema with 4 goals and Federico Valverde with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.58 and 0.15.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than Real Madrid.

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