VfL Wolfsburg vs Hellas Verona - who is the better team?

Currently VfL Wolfsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 282. VfL Wolfsburg has 9 goals and Hellas Verona has a total of 7 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 450 interceptions and 24 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are John Anthony Brooks and Maxence Lacroix.
• In Hellas Verona the two top defenders are Federico Ceccherini and Matteo Lovato.
• 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. Hellas Verona has a PPV value of 0.2 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Hellas Verona Federico Dimarco has a total value of 0.71 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 9 goals and 34 shots on goal. Hellas Verona scored 7 and 31 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Wout Weghorst with 4 goals and Ridle Bote Baku with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.22.
• The two best players of Hellas Verona are Antonin Barak with 3 goals and Andrea Favilli with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.37 and 0.53.
• Our opinion is that VfL Wolfsburg has the better offensive players than Hellas Verona.

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.