Everton FC vs Burnley - who is the better team?

Currently Everton FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 83. Everton FC has 36 goals and Burnley has a total of 32 goals. Our opinion is that currently Everton FC would win the match.

• At the moment Everton FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1937 interceptions and 272 blocks.
• In Everton FC the two top defensive players are James Tarkowski and Michael Keane.
• In Burnley the two top defenders are Charlie Taylor and Nick Pope.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Everton 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. Burnley has a PPV value of 0.18 and Everton FC has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Burnley Connor Roberts has a total value of 0.51 and in the team of Everton FC the best player is Alex Iwobi.

• 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.)
• Everton FC has scored in this season so far 36 goals and 103 shots on goal. Burnley scored 32 and 89 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Everton FC are Dominic Calvert Lewin with 5 goals and Demarai Gray with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.52 and 5.23.
• The two best players of Burnley are Maxwell Cornet with 9 goals and Wout Weghorst with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.63 and 9.52.
• Our opinion is that Everton FC has the better offensive players than Burnley.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Everton FC is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.