Liverpool FC vs Burnley - who is the better team?

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 329. Liverpool FC has 45 goals and Burnley has a total of 18 goals. Our opinion is that currently Liverpool FC would win the match.

• At the moment Burnley has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1311 interceptions and 103 blocks.
• In Burnley the two top defensive players are James Tarkowski and Matt Lowton.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defenders are Jordan Henderson and Andrew Robertson.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Burnley 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 0.34 and Burnley has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Liverpool FC Trent Alexander Arnold has a total value of 0.87 and in the team of Burnley the best player is Ashley Westwood.

• 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 45 goals and 132 shots on goal. Burnley scored 18 and 70 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 17 goals and Sadio Mané with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.64.
• The two best players of Burnley are Chris Wood with 4 goals and Ashley Barnes with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.44 and 0.26.
• Our opinion is that Liverpool FC has the better offensive players than Burnley.

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.