Burnley vs Newcastle United - who is the better team?

Currently Burnley has a better 1vs1 performance index with 283. Burnley has 24 goals and Newcastle United has a total of 30 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 1575 interceptions and 138 blocks.
• In Burnley the two top defensive players are James Tarkowski and Ben Mee.
• In Newcastle United the two top defenders are Isaac Hayden and Jamaal Lascelles.
• 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 0.16. Within the team of Burnley Ashley Westwood has a total value of 0.61 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 24 goals and 94 shots on goal. Newcastle United scored 30 and 103 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Burnley are Chris Wood with 7 goals and Ashley Barnes with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10 and 3.88.
• The two best players of Newcastle United are Callum Wilson with 10 goals and Miguel Angel Almiron Rejala with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.96 and 2.59.
• 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.