A detailed thread on why Anthony Martial is a better footballer Roberto Firmino.

If you're not gonna read, don't comment.

I will start off with basic information and make it simple enough for everyone to understand.

Here is the graph for all you lazy lads and gals.

But read everything to get a better understanding.

In all comps:

Firmino has played 3,339 min and has 23 G+A
Martial has played 2,526 min and has 21 G+A

PL:

Firmino has played 2,410 min and has 15 G+A
Martial has played 1,875 min and has 14 G+A

xG:
Firmino's xG is 12 and has 8 goals.
Martial's xG is 8 and has 11 goals.

xG sugests Firmino has underperformed by 66%
xG sugests Martial has overperformed by 72%

Let's look at their Per 90 stats:

Martial:
G: 0.53
A: 0.14
G+A: 0.67
G-PK: 0.53
G+A-PK: 0.67

Firmino:
G: 0.30
A: 0.26
G+A: 0.56
G-PK: 0.30
G+A-PK: 0.56

Shooting stats:

Martial:

Expected: 8.2
Goals: 11
Shots: 59
Shot accuracy: 68%
Shot on target %: 47.5%
Shots per 90: 2.83
Shots on target per 90: 1.34
Goals per shot: 0.19
Goals per shot on target: 0.39

Firmino:

Expected goals: 12.2
Goals: 8
Shots: 88
Shot accuracy: 54%
Shot on target: 36.4%
Shots per 90: 3.29
Shots on target per 90: 1.20
Goals per shot on target: 0.25

So it is clear to see that Martial is the better goalscorer and finisher. Martial has played less and has more goals with a better %.

How about their passing stats? surely Firmino is a better passer and creator? well let's take a look