Chelsea vs Liverpool FC - who is the better team?

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 97. Chelsea has 3 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 3 goals. Our opinion is that currently Liverpool FC would win the match.

• At the moment Chelsea has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 79 interceptions and 5 blocks.
• In Chelsea the two top defensive players are Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defenders are Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip.
• 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. Liverpool FC has a PPV value of 0.26 and Chelsea has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Liverpool FC Trent Alexander Arnold has a total value of 1.55 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 3 goals and 0 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 3 and 0 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Kalidou Koulibaly with 1 goals and Reece James with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.59 and 0.44.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Darwin Núñez with 1 goals and Mohamed Salah with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 2.36 and 0.94.
• Our opinion is that Liverpool FC has the better offensive players than Liverpool FC.

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