Arsenal FC vs Burnley - who is the better team?

Currently Arsenal FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 89. Arsenal FC has 61 goals and Burnley has a total of 34 goals. Our opinion is that currently Arsenal FC would win the match.

• At the moment Arsenal FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1840 interceptions and 210 blocks.
• In Arsenal FC the two top defensive players are William Saliba and Benjamin William White.
• In Burnley the two top defenders are Charlie Taylor and Josh Brownhill.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Arsenal FC 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 0.36 and Burnley has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Arsenal FC Olexandr Zinchenko has a total value of 0.91 and in the team of Burnley the best player is Connor Roberts.

• 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 61 goals and 203 shots on goal. Burnley scored 34 and 52 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Arsenal FC are Bukayo Saka with 11 goals and Gabriel Jesus with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.5 and 11.56.
• The two best players of Burnley are Maxwell Cornet with 9 goals and Josh Brownhill with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.63 and 1.97.
• Our opinion is that Arsenal FC has the better offensive players than Burnley.

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.