VfL Wolfsburg vs Athletic Bilbao - who is the better team?

Currently VfL Wolfsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 291. VfL Wolfsburg has 37 goals and Athletic Bilbao has a total of 34 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfL Wolfsburg would win the match.

• At the moment VfL Wolfsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1252 interceptions and 54 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are Maxence Lacroix and John Anthony Brooks.
• In Athletic Bilbao the two top defenders are Inigo Martinez and Ander Capa.
• Based on this statistics we believe that VfL Wolfsburg 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. VfL Wolfsburg has a PPV value of 0.21 and Athletic Bilbao has a value of 0.17. Within the team of VfL Wolfsburg Admir Mehmedi has a total value of 0.58 and in the team of Athletic Bilbao the best player is Inigo Vicente Elorduy.

• 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.)
• VfL Wolfsburg has scored in this season so far 37 goals and 112 shots on goal. Athletic Bilbao scored 34 and 94 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Wout Weghorst with 14 goals and Renato Steffen with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.45.
• The two best players of Athletic Bilbao are Alejandro Berenguer Remiro with 6 goals and Inaki Williams with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.21 and 0.33.
• Our opinion is that VfL Wolfsburg has the better offensive players than Athletic Bilbao.

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