Borussia Dortmund vs Liverpool FC - who is the better team?

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 329. Borussia Dortmund has 48 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 47 goals. Our opinion is that currently Liverpool FC would win the match.

• At the moment Liverpool FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1120 interceptions and 34 blocks.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defensive players are Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander Arnold.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
• 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. Liverpool FC has a PPV value of 0.33 and Borussia Dortmund has a value of 0.31. Within the team of Liverpool FC Trent Alexander Arnold has a total value of 0.88 and in the team of Borussia Dortmund the best player is Raphael Guerreiro.

• 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.)
• Borussia Dortmund has scored in this season so far 48 goals and 134 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 47 and 141 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 17 goals and Jadon Sancho with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.29.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 17 goals and Sadio Mané with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.59 and 0.64.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Liverpool FC.

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