Arsenal FC vs Atletico de Madrid - who is the better team?

Currently Arsenal FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 99. Arsenal FC has 88 goals and Atletico Madrid has a total of 70 goals. Our opinion is that currently Arsenal FC would win the match.

• At the moment Atletico Madrid has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1521 interceptions and 60 blocks.
• In Atletico Madrid the two top defensive players are Jose Gimenez and Nahuel Molina Lucero.
• In Arsenal FC the two top defenders are Gabriel Magalhaes and Benjamin William White.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Atletico Madrid 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. Arsenal FC has a PPV value of 0.38 and Atletico Madrid has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Arsenal FC Olexandr Zinchenko has a total value of 0.71 and in the team of Atletico Madrid the best player is Angel Correa.

• 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.)
• Arsenal FC has scored in this season so far 88 goals and 37.69 shots on goal. Atletico Madrid scored 70 and 38.24 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Arsenal FC are Martin Odegaard with 15 goals and Gabriel Martinelli with 15 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.98 and 8.84.
• The two best players of Atletico Madrid are Antoine Griezmann with 15 goals and Alvaro Borja Morata Martin with 13 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 12.53 and 11.72.
• Our opinion is that Arsenal FC has the better offensive players than Atletico Madrid.

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