Manchester United vs Arsenal FC - who is the better team?

Currently Arsenal FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 99. Manchester United has 41 goals and Arsenal FC has a total of 66 goals. Our opinion is that currently Arsenal FC would win the match.

• At the moment Manchester United has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1279 interceptions and 68 blocks.
• In Manchester United the two top defensive players are Lisandro Martinez and Luke Shaw.
• In Arsenal FC the two top defenders are William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Manchester United 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. Arsenal FC has a PPV value of 0.38 and Manchester United has a value of 0.25. Within the team of Arsenal FC Olexandr Zinchenko has a total value of 0.71 and in the team of Manchester United the best player is Luke Shaw.

• 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 United has scored in this season so far 41 goals and 140 shots on goal. Arsenal FC scored 66 and 155 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Manchester United are Marcus Rashford with 14 goals and Bruno Fernandes with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.81 and 5.73.
• The two best players of Arsenal FC are Gabriel Martinelli with 13 goals and Bukayo Saka with 12 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.38 and 8.4.
• Our opinion is that Arsenal FC has the better offensive players than Manchester United.

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