Arsenal FC vs Monaco - who is the better team?

Currently Arsenal FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 99. Arsenal FC has 66 goals and Monaco has a total of 57 goals. Our opinion is that currently Arsenal FC would win the match.

• At the moment Monaco has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1272 interceptions and 60 blocks.
• In Monaco the two top defensive players are Axel Disasi and Youssouf Fofana.
• In Arsenal FC the two top defenders are William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Monaco 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 Monaco has a value of 0.24. Within the team of Arsenal FC Olexandr Zinchenko has a total value of 0.71 and in the team of Monaco the best player is Caio Henrik Henrique.

• 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. Monaco scored 57 and 161 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 Monaco are Wissam Ben Yedder with 17 goals and Breel Donald Embolo with 12 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 12.7 and 9.82.
• Our opinion is that Arsenal FC has the better offensive players than Monaco.

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.