VfL Wolfsburg vs Olympique de Marseille - who is the better team?

Currently VfL Wolfsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 282. VfL Wolfsburg has 9 goals and Olympique de Marseille has a total of 12 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfL Wolfsburg would win the match.

• At the moment Olympique de Marseille has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 462 interceptions and 33 blocks.
• In Olympique de Marseille the two top defensive players are Duje Caleta Car and Jordan Amavi.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defenders are John Anthony Brooks and Maxence Lacroix.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Olympique de Marseille 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. VfL Wolfsburg has a PPV value of 0.19 and Olympique de Marseille has a value of 0.18. Within the team of VfL Wolfsburg Paulo Otavio Paulo Otavio has a total value of 0.59 and in the team of Olympique de Marseille the best player is Saif Eddine Khaoui.

• 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. Olympique de Marseille scored 12 and 22 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 Olympique de Marseille are Florian Thauvin with 3 goals and Duje Caleta Car with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.4 and 0.68.
• Our opinion is that Olympique de Marseille 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.