Liverpool FC vs Aston Villa - who is the better team?

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 346. Liverpool FC has 27 goals and Aston Villa has a total of 13 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 402 interceptions and 18 blocks.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defensive players are Virgil van Dijk and Alisson Becker.
• In Aston Villa the two top defenders are Tyrone Mings and Ezri Konsa Ngoyo.
• 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. Liverpool FC has a PPV value of 0.29 and Aston Villa has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Liverpool FC has a total value of 0 and in the team of Aston Villa the best player is .

• 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.)
• Liverpool FC has scored in this season so far 27 goals and 62 shots on goal. Aston Villa scored 13 and 33 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 10 goals and Sadio Mané with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.52 and 5.79.
• The two best players of Aston Villa are Danny Ings with 3 goals and John McGinn with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 2.5 and 0.38.
• Our opinion is that Liverpool FC has the better offensive players than Aston Villa.

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.