VfB Stuttgart vs Sevilla - who is the better team?

Currently Sevilla has a better 1vs1 performance index with 291. VfB Stuttgart has 45 goals and Sevilla has a total of 35 goals. Our opinion is that currently Sevilla would win the match.

• At the moment VfB Stuttgart has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1199 interceptions and 74 blocks.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defensive players are Wataru Endo and Marc Oliver Kempf.
• In Sevilla the two top defenders are Fernando Francisco Reges and Jules Kounde.
• 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. Sevilla has a PPV value of 0.22 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Sevilla Jesus Navas has a total value of 0.78 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 45 goals and 127 shots on goal. Sevilla scored 35 and 88 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 12 goals and Silas Wamangituka with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.43.
• The two best players of Sevilla are Youssef En Nesyri with 13 goals and Papu Gomez with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.55 and 0.13.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than Sevilla.

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