VfL Wolfsburg vs Monaco - who is the better team?

Currently Monaco has a better 1vs1 performance index with 88. VfL Wolfsburg has 5 goals and Monaco has a total of 13 goals. Our opinion is that currently Monaco would win the match.

• At the moment Monaco has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 406 interceptions and 40 blocks.
• In Monaco the two top defensive players are Axel Disasi and Benoit Badiashile.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defenders are Maxence Lacroix and Josuha Guilavogui.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Monaco 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. Monaco has a PPV value of 0.26 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Monaco Vanderson de Oliveira Campos has a total value of 0.67 and in the team of VfL Wolfsburg the best player is Paulo Otavio Otavio Rosa Da Silva.

• 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 5 goals and 21 shots on goal. Monaco scored 13 and 49 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Lukas Nmecha with 3 goals and Josuha Guilavogui with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.25 and 0.11.
• The two best players of Monaco are Guillermo Maripan with 2 goals and Benoit Badiashile with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.56 and 0.64.
• Our opinion is that Monaco has the better offensive players than VfL Wolfsburg.

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