Arsenal FC vs Crystal Palace - who is the better team?

Currently Arsenal FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 99. Arsenal FC has 66 goals and Crystal Palace has a total of 22 goals. Our opinion is that currently Arsenal FC would win the match.

• At the moment Crystal Palace has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1479 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Crystal Palace the two top defensive players are Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guehi and Joachim Andersen.
• In Arsenal FC the two top defenders are William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Crystal Palace 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 Crystal Palace has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Arsenal FC Olexandr Zinchenko has a total value of 0.71 and in the team of Crystal Palace the best player is Albert Sambi Sambi Lokonga.

• 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 66 goals and 155 shots on goal. Crystal Palace scored 22 and 88 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Arsenal FC are Gabriel Martinelli with 13 goals and Bukayo Saka with 12 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.38 and 8.4.
• The two best players of Crystal Palace are Wilfried Zaha with 6 goals and Eberechi Eze with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.21 and 2.82.
• Our opinion is that Arsenal FC has the better offensive players than Crystal Palace.

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.