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

Currently Arsenal FC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 308. Sheffield United has 17 goals and Arsenal FC has a total of 40 goals. Our opinion is that currently Arsenal FC would win the match.

• At the moment Sheffield United has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1398 interceptions and 116 blocks.
• In Sheffield United the two top defensive players are John Egan and Ethan Ampadu.
• In Arsenal FC the two top defenders are Rob Holding and Granit Xhaka.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Sheffield 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 0.25 and Sheffield United has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Arsenal FC Thomas has a total value of 0.69 and in the team of Sheffield United the best player is Ben Osborn.

• 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.)
• Sheffield United has scored in this season so far 17 goals and 83 shots on goal. Arsenal FC scored 40 and 111 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Sheffield United are David McGoldrick with 6 goals and Billy Sharp with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5 and 3.18.
• The two best players of Arsenal FC are Alexandre Lacazette with 13 goals and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.41 and 9.12.
• Our opinion is that Arsenal FC has the better offensive players than Sheffield 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.