Defense vs position
Bundesliga defense vs position
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For Bundesliga defense vs position, VfB Stuttgart 1893 allows the most shots to forwards: 4.32 per 90, against a league average of 2.89. The forwards who faced VfB Stuttgart 1893 took 51% more shots than they do in their other matches.
Midfielders get the most shots against SV 07 Elversberg (2.21 per 90) and defenders against Borussia VfL Mönchengladbach (1.15). BV Borussia 09 Dortmund is the hardest team for forwards to shoot against, at 2.03 per 90.
Based on every outfield player in 72 Bundesliga matches in the 2026-27 season, Aug 28, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026.
- VfB Stuttgart 1893: most shots per 90 to forwards
- 4.32
- SV 07 Elversberg: most shots per 90 to midfielders
- 2.21
- Borussia VfL Mönchengladbach: most shots per 90 to defenders
- 1.15
- BV Borussia 09 Dortmund: fewest shots per 90 to forwards
- 2.03
Bundesliga shots allowed by position
Green means opposing players did more of it, which helps an over. "vs own" compares those same players with their own rate in their other matches, so it strips out a schedule of strong or weak attackers.
 VfB Stuttgart 1893 | 8 | 4.32 | +51% | 1.90 | +19% | 0.72 | 0% |
 Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4.06 | +41% | 1.77 | +28% | 0.76 | +9% |
 SV 07 Elversberg | 8 | 3.98 | +24% | 2.21 | +24% | 0.96 | +14% |
 FC Augsburg | 8 | 3.74 | +44% | 1.95 | +19% | 0.75 | +18% |
 Hamburger SV | 8 | 3.40 | +12% | 1.82 | +15% | 0.92 | +19% |
 SV Werder Bremen | 8 | 3.22 | +5% | 1.32 | -8% | 0.80 | -1% |
 1. FC Union Berlin | 8 | 3.07 | +9% | 2.07 | +10% | 0.58 | -1% |
 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 8 | 2.89 | -5% | 1.28 | -20% | 0.70 | -1% |
 SC Paderborn 07 | 8 | 2.81 | -7% | 1.97 | +58% | 0.84 | +12% |
 1. FC Köln | 8 | 2.65 | 0% | 1.44 | -1% | 0.66 | -8% |
 FC Schalke 04 | 8 | 2.64 | -4% | 1.69 | 0% | 0.87 | +7% |
 RasenBallsport Leipzig | 8 | 2.47 | -6% | 1.63 | -4% | 0.57 | -20% |
 Borussia VfL Mönchengladbach | 8 | 2.38 | -19% | 1.92 | +34% | 1.15 | +71% |
 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 8 | 2.37 | +3% | 1.02 | -33% | 1.04 | +57% |
 Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 2.30 | -25% | 1.40 | -1% | 0.67 | -21% |
 SC Freiburg | 8 | 2.26 | -23% | 1.12 | -41% | 0.43 | -48% |
 FC Bayern München | 8 | 2.04 | -24% | 0.87 | -47% | 0.52 | -30% |
 BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | 8 | 2.03 | -32% | 1.29 | -9% | 0.82 | +4% |
What Bundesliga defenses allow to forwards
League average per forward per 90: 2.89 shots, 1.10 on target, 0.99 tackles, 1.32 fouls, 1.27 fouls drawn, 24.9 pass attempts.
| VfB Stuttgart 1893 | 4.32 | +51% | 1.29 | +26% | 0.77 | -2% | 1.35 | 1.16 | 28.0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 4.06 | +41% | 1.89 | +46% | 0.94 | 0% | 1.23 | 1.60 | 22.9 |
| SV 07 Elversberg | 3.98 | +24% | 1.25 | -5% | 0.94 | +18% | 1.48 | 1.09 | 25.7 |
| FC Augsburg | 3.74 | +44% | 1.21 | +9% | 1.27 | +4% | 1.09 | 1.27 | 24.4 |
| Hamburger SV | 3.40 | +12% | 1.22 | +6% | 0.53 | -34% | 1.28 | 1.49 | 29.1 |
| SV Werder Bremen | 3.22 | +5% | 0.90 | -26% | 0.75 | -11% | 1.61 | 1.16 | 27.6 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 3.07 | +9% | 1.06 | -13% | 0.71 | -28% | 1.30 | 1.36 | 23.5 |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 2.89 | -5% | 1.26 | +22% | 0.82 | -9% | 1.13 | 1.32 | 21.8 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | 2.81 | -7% | 1.26 | +6% | 0.69 | -27% | 1.37 | 1.20 | 28.6 |
| 1. FC Köln | 2.65 | 0% | 0.95 | -7% | 1.15 | +17% | 1.09 | 1.15 | 22.4 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 2.64 | -4% | 1.38 | +5% | 1.26 | +20% | 1.44 | 1.14 | 27.6 |
| RasenBallsport Leipzig | 2.47 | -6% | 1.21 | +17% | 1.79 | +65% | 1.79 | 0.95 | 23.5 |
| Borussia VfL Mönchengladbach | 2.38 | -19% | 1.02 | -10% | 0.82 | -12% | 1.46 | 1.70 | 23.6 |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 2.37 | +3% | 0.95 | +14% | 0.77 | -24% | 1.30 | 1.60 | 25.2 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 2.30 | -25% | 0.95 | -28% | 0.95 | -13% | 1.00 | 1.20 | 21.8 |
| SC Freiburg | 2.26 | -23% | 0.83 | -24% | 1.21 | +50% | 1.71 | 1.10 | 25.8 |
| FC Bayern München | 2.04 | -24% | 0.59 | -45% | 1.52 | +40% | 0.79 | 1.52 | 22.0 |
| BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | 2.03 | -32% | 0.74 | -34% | 1.05 | +14% | 1.11 | 0.92 | 24.1 |
What Bundesliga defenses allow to midfielders
League average per midfielder per 90: 1.60 shots, 0.56 on target, 1.78 tackles, 1.13 fouls, 1.22 fouls drawn, 41.7 pass attempts.
| SV 07 Elversberg | 2.21 | +24% | 0.59 | -11% | 1.56 | -10% | 1.35 | 1.21 | 44.4 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 2.07 | +10% | 0.83 | +22% | 1.03 | -43% | 0.93 | 1.14 | 49.4 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | 1.97 | +58% | 0.45 | +2% | 2.27 | +34% | 1.19 | 0.86 | 45.0 |
| FC Augsburg | 1.95 | +19% | 0.65 | +3% | 1.79 | +8% | 1.04 | 0.94 | 49.6 |
| Borussia VfL Mönchengladbach | 1.92 | +34% | 0.94 | +110% | 1.45 | -12% | 0.82 | 1.41 | 43.3 |
| VfB Stuttgart 1893 | 1.90 | +19% | 0.61 | +6% | 1.71 | -13% | 1.29 | 1.29 | 38.4 |
| Hamburger SV | 1.82 | +15% | 0.69 | +35% | 1.72 | -9% | 1.06 | 1.48 | 47.6 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 1.77 | +28% | 0.60 | +28% | 2.23 | +32% | 1.34 | 0.88 | 37.3 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 1.69 | 0% | 0.78 | +40% | 1.56 | 0% | 1.18 | 1.32 | 47.4 |
| RasenBallsport Leipzig | 1.63 | -4% | 0.61 | -1% | 1.80 | +9% | 1.60 | 1.39 | 43.4 |
| 1. FC Köln | 1.44 | -1% | 0.54 | +6% | 1.62 | -14% | 0.87 | 1.26 | 39.7 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 1.40 | -1% | 0.47 | -6% | 1.55 | -3% | 1.12 | 1.28 | 35.5 |
| SV Werder Bremen | 1.32 | -8% | 0.57 | +15% | 1.62 | -13% | 0.87 | 1.17 | 46.0 |
| BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | 1.29 | -9% | 0.33 | -41% | 1.86 | +3% | 1.14 | 1.05 | 42.0 |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 1.28 | -20% | 0.29 | -48% | 2.27 | +17% | 1.15 | 1.35 | 33.8 |
| SC Freiburg | 1.12 | -41% | 0.35 | -50% | 1.85 | +2% | 1.26 | 0.98 | 39.4 |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 1.02 | -33% | 0.44 | -17% | 1.93 | -2% | 1.06 | 1.86 | 40.7 |
| FC Bayern München | 0.87 | -47% | 0.37 | -35% | 2.24 | +42% | 1.07 | 1.17 | 27.5 |
What Bundesliga defenses allow to defenders
League average per defender per 90: 0.77 shots, 0.21 on target, 1.87 tackles, 1.03 fouls, 0.82 fouls drawn, 50.7 pass attempts.
| Borussia VfL Mönchengladbach | 1.15 | +71% | 0.50 | +327% | 1.50 | -16% | 0.83 | 1.12 | 57.4 |
| 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 1.04 | +57% | 0.25 | +40% | 1.63 | -16% | 0.81 | 0.73 | 48.1 |
| SV 07 Elversberg | 0.96 | +14% | 0.12 | -53% | 2.53 | +40% | 1.39 | 1.12 | 49.7 |
| Hamburger SV | 0.92 | +19% | 0.22 | +12% | 1.30 | -31% | 1.39 | 1.07 | 64.0 |
| FC Schalke 04 | 0.87 | +7% | 0.18 | -27% | 1.37 | -27% | 1.01 | 0.54 | 65.0 |
| SC Paderborn 07 | 0.84 | +12% | 0.25 | +25% | 2.58 | +50% | 0.95 | 0.90 | 50.9 |
| BV Borussia 09 Dortmund | 0.82 | +4% | 0.10 | -62% | 1.45 | -26% | 1.25 | 0.82 | 44.6 |
| SV Werder Bremen | 0.80 | -1% | 0.30 | +77% | 1.67 | -12% | 0.89 | 0.89 | 66.0 |
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 0.76 | +9% | 0.18 | -7% | 2.58 | +53% | 1.08 | 0.87 | 43.8 |
| FC Augsburg | 0.75 | +18% | 0.29 | +36% | 1.17 | -43% | 0.94 | 0.65 | 59.8 |
| VfB Stuttgart 1893 | 0.72 | 0% | 0.24 | +35% | 1.32 | -27% | 0.87 | 0.57 | 42.4 |
| TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | 0.70 | -1% | 0.09 | -53% | 1.89 | +16% | 0.70 | 1.00 | 41.4 |
| Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 0.67 | -21% | 0.09 | -64% | 1.81 | +2% | 1.11 | 0.88 | 41.2 |
| 1. FC Köln | 0.66 | -8% | 0.28 | +63% | 2.10 | +11% | 1.44 | 0.69 | 46.9 |
| 1. FC Union Berlin | 0.58 | -1% | 0.18 | +1% | 1.71 | -13% | 1.04 | 0.73 | 60.9 |
| RasenBallsport Leipzig | 0.57 | -20% | 0.25 | +20% | 2.38 | +37% | 1.08 | 0.76 | 47.1 |
| FC Bayern München | 0.52 | -30% | 0.20 | +7% | 2.64 | +45% | 0.77 | 0.69 | 37.2 |
| SC Freiburg | 0.43 | -48% | 0.12 | -57% | 1.89 | -4% | 1.10 | 0.79 | 48.6 |
Using defense vs position on a prop
Start with the position
For a forward's shots prop against VfB Stuttgart 1893, the forwards table shows 4.32 shots per 90 allowed. The Bundesliga average is 2.89.
Check the vs own column
VfB Stuttgart 1893 shows +51%: those forwards shot that much more against VfB Stuttgart 1893 than in their other matches. A high raw number with a small vs own number is usually a schedule full of strong forwards.
Scale it to the player
A forward at the league average of 2.89 per 90 who plays 75 minutes works out to about 3.6 shots at that rate. For a tackles prop, read that column the same way: midfielders make 2.27 per 90 against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, against an average of 1.78.
Check today's line
This table looks back. Today's Bundesliga line and the player's hit rate against it are in PickFinder, next to these defense numbers.
How this is counted
Counts every forward, midfielder and defender row in 72 Bundesliga matches in the 2026-27 season, Aug 28, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026, grouped by the team they played against. Per 90 is the group's total divided by its minutes, times 90, so it's a rate per player and a substitute's 20 minutes counts as 20 minutes. "vs own" compares the total with what those same players do at their own per 90 rate in their other Bundesliga matches, using the league's position average for anyone with under 180 other minutes. Positions come from OpticOdds; goalkeepers are left out. Teams need 3 or more matches. Cup games are excluded. Only matches with full Opta coverage in OpticOdds are counted, so a match with missing stats never reads as zeros.
Defense vs position FAQ
Which Bundesliga team allows the most shots to forwards?
VfB Stuttgart 1893, at 4.32 shots per 90 and 1.29 on target. The league average is 2.89 shots and 1.10 on target.
Which Bundesliga team is hardest to shoot against?
For forwards, BV Borussia 09 Dortmund, at 2.03 shots per 90 and 0.74 on target.
Which team do Bundesliga midfielders make the most tackles against?
TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, at 2.27 tackles per 90 against a league average of 1.78.
Which team fouls forwards the most?
Borussia VfL Mönchengladbach: forwards draw 1.70 fouls per 90 against them, against a league average of 1.27.
What does "vs own" mean?
It compares what players did against a team with what the same players do in their other matches. VfB Stuttgart 1893's +51% means forwards took that much more than usual against VfB Stuttgart 1893, whoever those forwards were.
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