VfB Stuttgart vs S.S. Lazio - who is the better team?

Currently S.S. Lazio has a better 1vs1 performance index with 290. VfB Stuttgart has 16 goals and S.S. Lazio has a total of 13 goals. Our opinion is that currently S.S. Lazio 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 S.S. Lazio the two top defenders are Francesco Acerbi and Patric Gabarron Gil.
• 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. S.S. Lazio has a PPV value of 0.23 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.2. Within the team of S.S. Lazio Luis L. Alberto has a total value of 0.85 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. S.S. Lazio scored 13 and 35 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 S.S. Lazio are Ciro Immobile with 4 goals and Felipe Caicedo with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.56 and 0.42.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than S.S. Lazio.

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