VfL Wolfsburg vs FC Bayern Munchen - who is the better team?

Currently Bayern Munich has a better 1vs1 performance index with 94. VfL Wolfsburg has 2 goals and Bayern Munich has a total of 8 goals. Our opinion is that currently Bayern Munich would win the match.

• At the moment VfL Wolfsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 106 interceptions and 12 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are Josuha Guilavogui and Maximilian Arnold.
• In Bayern Munich the two top defenders are Dayotchanculle Upamecano and Joshua Kimmich.
• 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. Bayern Munich has a PPV value of 0.28 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Bayern Munich Matthijs de Ligt has a total value of 0.82 and in the team of VfL Wolfsburg the best player is Maximilian Arnold.

• 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 2 goals and 0 shots on goal. Bayern Munich scored 8 and 7 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Josuha Guilavogui with 1 goals and Lukas Nmecha with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.11 and 0.23.
• The two best players of Bayern Munich are Jamal Musiala with 3 goals and Thomas Muller with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.78 and 1.57.
• Our opinion is that Bayern Munich has the better offensive players than VfL Wolfsburg.

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