Chelsea vs Manchester United - who is the better team?

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Chelsea has 75 goals and Manchester United has a total of 51 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 1628 interceptions and 141 blocks.
• In Chelsea the two top defensive players are Thiago Silva and Antonio Ruediger.
• In Manchester United the two top defenders are Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay.
• 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 0.39 and Manchester United has a value of 0.26. Within the team of Chelsea Robert Kenedy Nunes do Nascimento has a total value of 1.3 and in the team of Manchester United the best player is Juan Mata.

• 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. Manchester United scored 51 and 166 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 Manchester United are Cristiano Ronaldo with 18 goals and Bruno Fernandes with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 18.42 and 9.64.
• 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.