VfL Wolfsburg vs Wolverhampton Wanderers - who is the better team?

Currently Wolverhampton Wanderers has a better 1vs1 performance index with 286. VfL Wolfsburg has 2 goals and Wolverhampton Wanderers has a total of 5 goals. Our opinion is that currently Wolverhampton Wanderers would win the match.

• At the moment Wolverhampton Wanderers has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 232 interceptions and 14 blocks.
• In Wolverhampton Wanderers the two top defensive players are Romain Saiss and Conor Coady.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defenders are John Anthony Brooks and Maxence Lacroix.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Wolverhampton Wanderers 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 0.21 and Wolverhampton Wanderers has a value of 0.16. Within the team of VfL Wolfsburg Maximilian Arnold has a total value of 0.6 and in the team of Wolverhampton Wanderers the best player is Rayan Ait Nouri.

• 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 2 goals and 13 shots on goal. Wolverhampton Wanderers scored 5 and 14 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Josip Brekalo with 1 goals and Wout Weghorst with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.36.
• The two best players of Wolverhampton Wanderers are Raul Alonso Jimenez Rodriguez with 3 goals and Romain Saiss with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.35 and 0.46.
• Our opinion is that Wolverhampton Wanderers has the better offensive players than VfL Wolfsburg.

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