VfL Wolfsburg vs Villarreal - who is the better team?

Currently VfL Wolfsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 291. VfL Wolfsburg has 37 goals and Villarreal has a total of 33 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 1252 interceptions and 54 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are Maxence Lacroix and John Anthony Brooks.
• In Villarreal the two top defenders are Pau Torres and Raul Tortajada Albiol.
• 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. Villarreal has a PPV value of 0.22 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Villarreal Dani Parejo has a total value of 0.7 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. Villarreal scored 33 and 101 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 Villarreal are Gerard Moreno with 14 goals and Paco Alacacer with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.6 and 0.65.
• Our opinion is that VfL Wolfsburg has the better offensive players than Villarreal.

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.