Chelsea vs Liverpool FC - who is the better team?

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 94. Chelsea has 38 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 75 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 1543 interceptions and 44 blocks.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defensive players are Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho.
• In Chelsea the two top defenders are Thiago Silva and Marc Cucurella Saseta.
• 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 0.35 and Liverpool FC has a value of 0.34. Within the team of Chelsea N'Golo Kante has a total value of 0.8 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 38 goals and 33.56 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 75 and 36.49 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Kai Havertz with 7 goals and Raheem Sterling with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.31 and 8.17.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 19 goals and Roberto Firmino with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 20.03 and 7.7.
• 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.