VfL Wolfsburg vs Paris Saint-Germain - who is the better team?

Currently Paris Saint-Germain has a better 1vs1 performance index with 323. VfL Wolfsburg has 37 goals and Paris Saint-Germain has a total of 62 goals. Our opinion is that currently Paris Saint-Germain would win the match.

• At the moment VfL Wolfsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1252 interceptions and 54 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are Maxence Lacroix and John Anthony Brooks.
• In Paris Saint-Germain the two top defenders are Marcos Aoas Correa and Presnel Kimpembe.
• 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. Paris Saint-Germain has a PPV value of 0.34 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Paris Saint-Germain Marco Verratti has a total value of 1.13 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 37 goals and 112 shots on goal. Paris Saint-Germain scored 62 and 156 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Wout Weghorst with 14 goals and Renato Steffen with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.45.
• The two best players of Paris Saint-Germain are Kylian Mbappe with 18 goals and moise Kean with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.83 and 0.33.
• Our opinion is that Paris Saint-Germain has the better offensive players than VfL Wolfsburg.

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