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

Currently Manchester City has a better 1vs1 performance index with 357. Manchester City has 20 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 27 goals. Our opinion is that currently Manchester City 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 Manchester City the two top defenders are Joao Cancelo and Ruben Dias.
• 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. Manchester City has a PPV value of 0.38 and Liverpool FC has a value of 0.29. Within the team of Manchester City has a total value of 0 and in the team of Liverpool FC 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.)
• Manchester City has scored in this season so far 20 goals and 53 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 27 and 62 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Manchester City are Gabriel Jesus with 2 goals and Bernardo Silva with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 2.16 and 1.84.
• 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.
• Our opinion is that Liverpool FC has the better offensive players than Manchester City.

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.