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

Currently Manchester United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 91. Manchester United has 57 goals and Everton FC has a total of 43 goals. Our opinion is that currently Manchester United would win the match.

• At the moment Everton FC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 2043 interceptions and 291 blocks.
• In Everton FC the two top defensive players are James Tarkowski and Michael Keane.
• In Manchester United the two top defenders are Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Everton 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 United has a PPV value of 0.26 and Everton FC has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Manchester United Christian Eriksen has a total value of 0.62 and in the team of Everton FC the best player is Alex Iwobi.

• 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 57 goals and 180 shots on goal. Everton FC scored 43 and 118 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Manchester United are Cristiano Ronaldo with 18 goals and Bruno Fernandes with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 18.42 and 9.64.
• The two best players of Everton FC are Dominic Calvert Lewin with 5 goals and Demarai Gray with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.52 and 5.23.
• Our opinion is that Manchester United has the better offensive players than Everton FC.

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