Liverpool FC vs Lazio - who is the better team?

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 94. Liverpool FC has 75 goals and S.S. Lazio has a total of 58 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 1543 interceptions and 44 blocks.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defensive players are Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho.
• In S.S. Lazio the two top defenders are Sergej Milinkovic-Savic and Adam Marusic.
• 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 0.34 and S.S. Lazio has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Liverpool FC Trent Alexander Arnold has a total value of 0.95 and in the team of S.S. Lazio the best player is Marcos Antonio Silva Santos.

• 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 75 goals and 36.49 shots on goal. S.S. Lazio scored 58 and 39.36 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 19 goals and Roberto Firmino with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 20.03 and 7.7.
• The two best players of S.S. Lazio are Ciro Immobile with 12 goals and Mattia Zaccagni with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.01 and 6.69.
• Our opinion is that Liverpool FC has the better offensive players than S.S. Lazio.

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.