Barcelona vs Everton FC - who is the better team?

Currently Barcelona has a better 1vs1 performance index with 313. Barcelona has 50 goals and Everton FC has a total of 26 goals. Our opinion is that currently Barcelona would win the match.

• At the moment Everton FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1021 interceptions and 51 blocks.
• In Everton FC the two top defensive players are Yerry Mina and Lucas Digne.
• In Barcelona the two top defenders are Gerard Pique and Clement Lenglet.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Everton 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. Barcelona has a PPV value of 0.37 and Everton FC has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Barcelona Ricard Puig Marti has a total value of 2.36 and in the team of Everton FC the best player is Lucas Digne.

• 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.)
• Barcelona has scored in this season so far 50 goals and 121 shots on goal. Everton FC scored 26 and 106 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Barcelona are Lionel Messi with 14 goals and Luis Suarez with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.58.
• The two best players of Everton FC are Dominic Calvert Lewin with 9 goals and Richarlison de Andrade with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.49 and 0.38.
• Our opinion is that Barcelona has the better offensive players than Everton FC.

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