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

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 329. Real Madrid has 38 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 50 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 983 interceptions and 37 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. Real Madrid has a PPV value of 0.33 and Liverpool FC has a value of 0.3. Within the team of Real Madrid Vieira da Silva Junior Marcelo has a total value of 0.96 and in the team of Liverpool FC the best player is Curtis Jones.

• 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 38 goals and 135 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 50 and 130 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Madrid are Karim Benzema with 13 goals and Luka Modric with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.13.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Sadio Mané with 11 goals and Mohamed Salah with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.61 and 0.63.
• 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.