Burnley vs Newcastle United - who is the better team?

Currently Newcastle United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 279. Burnley has 7 goals and Newcastle United has a total of 11 goals. Our opinion is that currently Newcastle United would win the match.

• At the moment Burnley has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 448 interceptions and 56 blocks.
• In Burnley the two top defensive players are Charlie Taylor and James Tarkowski.
• In Newcastle United the two top defenders are Sean Longstaff and Ciaran Clark.
• 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 0.19 and Newcastle United has a value of 0.14. Within the team of Burnley has a total value of 0 and in the team of Newcastle United the best player is .

• 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 7 goals and 30 shots on goal. Newcastle United scored 11 and 30 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Burnley are Maxwell Cornet with 3 goals and James Tarkowski with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 1.02.
• The two best players of Newcastle United are Callum Wilson with 4 goals and Allan Saint Maximin with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.89 and 1.86.
• Our opinion is that Newcastle United has the better offensive players than Burnley.

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