Liverpool FC vs Manchester City - who is the better team?

Currently Manchester City has a better 1vs1 performance index with 100. Liverpool FC has 3 goals and Manchester City has a total of 6 goals. Our opinion is that currently Manchester City would win the match.

• At the moment Manchester City has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 55 interceptions and 6 blocks.
• In Manchester City the two top defensive players are Ruben Dias and Ederson Santana de Moraes.
• In Manchester City the two top defenders are Ruben Dias and Ederson Santana de Moraes.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Manchester City 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. Manchester City has a PPV value of 0.42 and Liverpool FC has a value of 0.26. Within the team of Manchester City Jack Grealish has a total value of 1.12 and in the team of Liverpool FC the best player is Trent Alexander Arnold.

• 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 3 goals and 0 shots on goal. Manchester City scored 6 and 0 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Darwin Núñez with 1 goals and Mohamed Salah with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 2.36 and 0.94.
• The two best players of Manchester City are Erling Haaland with 2 goals and Kevin de Bruyne with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.57 and 0.29.
• Our opinion is that Manchester City has the better offensive players than Liverpool FC.

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