Manchester City vs Liverpool FC - who is the better team?
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Is Manchester City better than Liverpool FC?
Currently Manchester City has a better 1vs1 performance index with 351. Manchester City has 83 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 68 goals. Our opinion is that currently Manchester City would win the match.
Manchester City vs Liverpool FC - who has the better defense?
- At the moment Liverpool FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1656 interceptions and 55 blocks.
- In Liverpool FC the two top defensive players are Trent Alexander Arnold and Andrew Robertson.
- In Manchester City the two top defenders are Rodri and Ruben Dias.
- Based on this statistics we believe that Liverpool FC has currently the best defense.
Manchester City vs Liverpool FC - who has the better midfield?
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 0.33 and Liverpool FC has a value of 0.31. Within the team of Manchester City Joao Cancelo has a total value of 0.82 and in the team of Liverpool FC the best player is Trent Alexander Arnold.
Manchester City vs Liverpool FC - who has the better attackers?
- 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.)
- Manchester City has scored in this season so far 83 goals and 220 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 68 and 206 shots on goal.
- The two best players of Manchester City are Ilkay Gundogan with 13 goals and Raheem Sterling with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9 and 12.45.
- The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 22 goals and Sadio Mané with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 21.41 and 18.93.
- Our opinion is that Manchester City has the better offensive players than Liverpool FC.
Summary
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.
