Chelsea vs Liverpool FC - who is the better team?

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 97. Chelsea has 75 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 94 goals. Our opinion is that currently Liverpool FC would win the match.

• At the moment Liverpool FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1698 interceptions and 123 blocks.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defensive players are Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk.
• In Chelsea the two top defenders are Thiago Silva and Antonio Ruediger.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Liverpool 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. Chelsea has a PPV value of 0.39 and Liverpool FC has a value of 0.34. Within the team of Chelsea Robert Kenedy Nunes do Nascimento has a total value of 1.3 and in the team of Liverpool FC the best player is Trent Alexander Arnold.

• 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 75 goals and 211 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 94 and 258 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Mason Mount with 11 goals and Romelu Lukaku with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.4 and 8.45.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 23 goals and Sadio Mané with 16 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 22.22 and 16.68.
• Our opinion is that Liverpool FC has the better offensive players than Chelsea.

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.