VfL Wolfsburg vs Monaco - who is the better team?

Currently VfL Wolfsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 82. VfL Wolfsburg has 2 goals and Monaco has a total of 3 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 106 interceptions and 15 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are Josuha Guilavogui and Maximilian Arnold.
• In Monaco the two top defenders are Guillermo Maripan and Axel Disasi.
• 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. Monaco has a PPV value of 0.2 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Monaco Ruben Aguilar has a total value of 1.03 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 2 goals and 0 shots on goal. Monaco scored 3 and 0 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Josuha Guilavogui with 1 goals and Lukas Nmecha with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.11 and 0.23.
• The two best players of Monaco are Sofiane Diop with 1 goals and Breel Donald Embolo with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.53 and 1.47.
• Our opinion is that Monaco 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.