VfL Wolfsburg vs Lens - who is the better team?

Currently VfL Wolfsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 291. VfL Wolfsburg has 38 goals and Lens has a total of 42 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfL Wolfsburg would win the match.

• At the moment Lens has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1337 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Lens the two top defensive players are Loic Bade and Jonathan Gradit.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defenders are Maxence Lacroix and John Anthony Brooks.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Lens 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. Lens has a PPV value of 0.21 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Lens Clement Michelin has a total value of 0.58 and in the team of VfL Wolfsburg the best player is Admir Mehmedi.

• 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 38 goals and 118 shots on goal. Lens scored 42 and 108 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Wout Weghorst with 15 goals and Renato Steffen with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.45.
• The two best players of Lens are Gael Kakuta with 9 goals and Florian Sotoca with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.4 and 0.46.
• Our opinion is that Lens has the better offensive players than VfL Wolfsburg.

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.