Burnley vs Newcastle United - who is the better team?

Currently Burnley has a better 1vs1 performance index with 282. Burnley has 33 goals and Newcastle United has a total of 46 goals. Our opinion is that currently Burnley would win the match.

• At the moment Burnley has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 2010 interceptions and 176 blocks.
• In Burnley the two top defensive players are James Tarkowski and Ben Mee.
• In Newcastle United the two top defenders are Federico Fernandez and Isaac Hayden.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Burnley 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. Burnley has a PPV value of 0.17 and Newcastle United has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Burnley Ashley Westwood has a total value of 0.59 and in the team of Newcastle United the best player is Javier Manquillo.

• 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.)
• Burnley has scored in this season so far 33 goals and 127 shots on goal. Newcastle United scored 46 and 140 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Burnley are Chris Wood with 12 goals and Matej Vydra with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 14 and 5.72.
• The two best players of Newcastle United are Callum Wilson with 12 goals and Joe Willock with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.01 and 5.35.
• Our opinion is that Newcastle United has the better offensive players than Burnley.

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