VfL Wolfsburg vs Hertha BSC Berlin - who is the better team?

Currently VfL Wolfsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 88. VfL Wolfsburg has 57 goals and Hertha BSC has a total of 42 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfL Wolfsburg would win the match.

• At the moment Hertha BSC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1681 interceptions and 95 blocks.
• In Hertha BSC the two top defensive players are Marc Oliver Kempf and Lucas Tousart.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defenders are Maximilian Arnold and Micky van de Ven.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Hertha BSC 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. Hertha BSC has a PPV value of 0.2 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Hertha BSC Maximilian Mittelstadt has a total value of 0.66 and in the team of VfL Wolfsburg the best player is Ridle Bote Baku.

• 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 57 goals and 37.73 shots on goal. Hertha BSC scored 42 and 35.47 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Yannick Gerhardt with 6 goals and Jonas Older Wind with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.06 and 6.06.
• The two best players of Hertha BSC are Dodi Lukebakio with 11 goals and Marco Richter with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.2 and 3.55.
• Our opinion is that VfL Wolfsburg has the better offensive players than Hertha BSC.

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.