Chelsea vs Real Madrid - who is the better team?

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Chelsea has 3 goals and Real Madrid has a total of 2 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 79 interceptions and 5 blocks.
• In Chelsea the two top defensive players are Thiago Silva and Kalidou Koulibaly.
• In Real Madrid the two top defenders are Antonio Ruediger and Nacho Fernandez.
• 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 0.23 and Real Madrid has a value of 0. Within the team of Chelsea N'Golo Kante has a total value of 0.8 and in the team of Real Madrid the best player is Ferland Mendy.

• 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. Real Madrid scored 2 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 Real Madrid are David Alaba with 1 goals and Lucas Vazquez with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.1 and 0.44.
• Our opinion is that Chelsea has the better offensive players than Real Madrid.

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.