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

Currently Liverpool FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 97. Real Madrid has 80 goals and Liverpool FC has a total of 94 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 1629 interceptions and 116 blocks.
• In Liverpool FC the two top defensive players are Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk.
• In Real Madrid the two top defenders are Eder Militao and Casemiro.
• 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 0.49 and Liverpool FC has a value of 0.34. Within the team of Real Madrid Toni Kroos has a total value of 0.88 and in the team of Liverpool FC the best player is Trent Alexander Arnold.

• 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 80 goals and 227 shots on goal. Liverpool FC scored 94 and 258 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Madrid are Karim Benzema with 27 goals and Vinicius Junior with 17 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 26.04 and 13.03.
• The two best players of Liverpool FC are Mohamed Salah with 23 goals and Sadio Mané with 16 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 22.22 and 16.68.
• 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.