Chelsea vs Crystal Palace - who is the better team?

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Chelsea has 76 goals and Crystal Palace has a total of 50 goals. Our opinion is that currently Chelsea would win the match.

• At the moment Chelsea has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 2075 interceptions and 223 blocks.
• In Chelsea the two top defensive players are Thiago Silva and Ethan Ampadu.
• In Crystal Palace the two top defenders are Joachim Andersen and Addji Keaninkin Marc-Israel Guehi.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Chelsea 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. Chelsea has a PPV value of 0.37 and Crystal Palace has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Chelsea Robert Kenedy Nunes do Nascimento has a total value of 1.3 and in the team of Crystal Palace the best player is Michael Olise.

• 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 76 goals and 246 shots on goal. Crystal Palace scored 50 and 122 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Raheem Sterling with 13 goals and Mason Tony Mount with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 14.13 and 9.4.
• The two best players of Crystal Palace are Wilfried Zaha with 14 goals and Odsonne Edouard with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.25 and 7.18.
• Our opinion is that Chelsea has the better offensive players than Crystal Palace.

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