Chelsea vs Arsenal FC - who is the better team?

Currently Arsenal FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 99. Chelsea has 29 goals and Arsenal FC has a total of 66 goals. Our opinion is that currently Arsenal FC would win the match.

• At the moment Arsenal FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1256 interceptions and 45 blocks.
• In Arsenal FC the two top defensive players are William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes.
• In Chelsea the two top defenders are Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Arsenal 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. Arsenal FC has a PPV value of 0.38 and Chelsea has a value of 0.35. Within the team of Arsenal FC Olexandr Zinchenko has a total value of 0.71 and in the team of Chelsea the best player is N'Golo Kante.

• 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.)
• Chelsea has scored in this season so far 29 goals and 107 shots on goal. Arsenal FC scored 66 and 155 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Kai Havertz with 7 goals and Joao Felix with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.22 and 3.19.
• The two best players of Arsenal FC are Gabriel Martinelli with 13 goals and Bukayo Saka with 12 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.38 and 8.4.
• Our opinion is that Arsenal FC has the better offensive players than Chelsea.

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