Real Madrid vs Liverpool FC - who is the better team?

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 325. Real Madrid has 62 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 70 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 1465 interceptions and 55 blocks.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defensive players are van Dijk Virgil and Trent Alexander Arnold.
• In Real Madrid the two top defenders are Casemiro and Sergio Ramos.
• 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 0.32 and Real Madrid has a value of 0.31. Within the team of Liverpool FC Harvey Elliott has a total value of 1.33 and in the team of Real Madrid the best player is Vieira da Silva Junior Marcelo.

• 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.)
• Real Madrid has scored in this season so far 62 goals and 218 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 70 and 188 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Madrid are Karim Benzema with 18 goals and Sergio Ramos with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.36.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 17 goals and Sadio Mané with 16 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.61 and 0.57.
• Our opinion is that Liverpool FC has the better offensive players than Real Madrid.

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.