VfL Wolfsburg vs Bayern Munich - who is the better team?

Currently Bayern Munich has a better 1vs1 performance index with 342. VfL Wolfsburg has 14 goals and Bayern Munich has a total of 31 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 498 interceptions and 24 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are John Anthony Brooks and Maxence Lacroix.
• In Bayern Munich the two top defenders are David Alaba and Leon Goretzka.
• 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 0.34 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Bayern Munich Joshua Kimmich has a total value of 0.89 and in the team of VfL Wolfsburg the best player is Paulo Otavio Paulo Otavio.

• 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 14 goals and 40 shots on goal. Bayern Munich scored 31 and 64 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Wout Weghorst with 6 goals and Ridle Bote Baku with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.18.
• The two best players of Bayern Munich are Robert Lewandowski with 12 goals and Serge Gnabry with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.97 and 0.29.
• 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.