FC Bayern Munchen vs Liverpool FC - who is the better team?

Currently Bayern Munich has a better 1vs1 performance index with 97. Bayern Munich has 51 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 34 goals. Our opinion is that currently Bayern Munich would win the match.

• At the moment Liverpool FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 835 interceptions and 44 blocks.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defensive players are Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez.
• In Bayern Munich the two top defenders are Dayotchanculle Upamecano and Benjamin Pavard.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Liverpool 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. Bayern Munich has a PPV value of 0.41 and Liverpool FC has a value of 0.34. Within the team of Bayern Munich Kingsley Coman has a total value of 0.87 and in the team of Liverpool FC the best player is Trent Alexander Arnold.

• 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.)
• Bayern Munich has scored in this season so far 51 goals and 149 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 34 and 119 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bayern Munich are Jamal Musiala with 9 goals and Serge Gnabry with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.25 and 5.37.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 7 goals and Roberto Firmino with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.56 and 7.32.
• Our opinion is that Bayern Munich has the better offensive players than Liverpool FC.

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