VfL Wolfsburg vs Sevilla - who is the better team?

Currently Sevilla has a better 1vs1 performance index with 281. VfL Wolfsburg has 9 goals and Sevilla has a total of 11 goals. Our opinion is that currently Sevilla would win the match.

• At the moment VfL Wolfsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 362 interceptions and 17 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are Maxence Lacroix and Kevin Mbabu.
• In Sevilla the two top defenders are Jules Kounde and Diego Carlos.
• 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. Sevilla has a PPV value of 0.24 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Sevilla has a total value of 0 and in the team of VfL Wolfsburg the best player is .

• 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 33 shots on goal. Sevilla scored 11 and 33 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Wout Weghorst with 3 goals and Ridle Bote Baku with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.06 and 1.01.
• The two best players of Sevilla are Erik Lamela with 3 goals and Rafael Mir Vicente with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 2.05 and 2.22.
• Our opinion is that Sevilla has the better offensive players than VfL Wolfsburg.

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