VfL Wolfsburg vs Villarreal - who is the better team?

Currently VfL Wolfsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 285. VfL Wolfsburg has 14 goals and Villarreal has a total of 15 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfL Wolfsburg would win the match.

• At the moment Villarreal has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 513 interceptions and 39 blocks.
• In Villarreal the two top defensive players are Pau Torres and Raul Tortajada Albiol.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defenders are John Anthony Brooks and Maxence Lacroix.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Villarreal 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 0.21 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Villarreal Dani Parejo has a total value of 0.62 and in the team of VfL Wolfsburg the best player is Paulo Otavio Paulo Otavio.

• 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 14 goals and 40 shots on goal. Villarreal scored 15 and 41 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Wout Weghorst with 6 goals and Ridle Bote Baku with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.18.
• The two best players of Villarreal are Gerard Moreno with 6 goals and Paco Alacacer with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.67 and 0.66.
• Our opinion is that Villarreal 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.