Chelsea vs Manchester United - who is the better team?

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Chelsea has 3 goals and Manchester United has a total of 1 goals. Our opinion is that currently Chelsea would win the match.

• At the moment Manchester United has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 92 interceptions and 9 blocks.
• In Manchester United the two top defensive players are Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw.
• In Chelsea the two top defenders are Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Manchester United 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. Manchester United has a PPV value of 0.26 and Chelsea has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Manchester United Tyrell Johannes Chicco Malacia has a total value of 1.57 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. Manchester United scored 1 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 Manchester United are Tyrell Johannes Chicco Malacia with 0 goals and Lisandro Martinez with 0 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.02 and 0.02.
• Our opinion is that Chelsea has the better offensive players than Manchester United.

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.