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

Currently U.S. Sassuolo has a better 1vs1 performance index with 294. VfB Stuttgart has 44 goals and U.S. Sassuolo has a total of 40 goals. Our opinion is that currently U.S. Sassuolo would win the match.

• At the moment VfB Stuttgart has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1145 interceptions and 68 blocks.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defensive players are Wataru Endo and Marc Oliver Kempf.
• In U.S. Sassuolo the two top defenders are Manuel Locatelli and Gian Marco Ferrari.
• 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. U.S. Sassuolo has a PPV value of 0.25 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.21. Within the team of U.S. Sassuolo Manuel Locatelli has a total value of 0.72 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 44 goals and 126 shots on goal. U.S. Sassuolo scored 40 and 109 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 11 goals and Silas Wamangituka with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.45.
• The two best players of U.S. Sassuolo are Francesco Caputo with 11 goals and Domenico Berardi with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.65 and 0.35.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than U.S. Sassuolo.

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