Liverpool, Barcelona, Man Utd: The top 30 teams in the world according to data analysts

The 2022/23 season is well underway and many of the world’s biggest teams are already making their presence felt.

Manchester City have flown out the blocks in the Premier League with Erling Haaland plundering his way to nine goals, while Bayern Munich have already made a strong start to their mission of winning an 11th consecutive Bundesliga crown.

The trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe finally seem to be gelling at Paris Saint-Germain as they’ve made a goal-rich start to life under Christophe Galtier, sitting joint top in Ligue 1 with Lens and Marseille.

Meanwhile, Jose Mourinho’s AS Roma are the early pacesetters in Serie A over Inter Milan and it’s Real Madrid who once again lead the way in La Liga as they sit two points ahead of Barcelona and three above Atletico.

Marry that to the Champions League, Europa League and Europa Conference League group stage draws all being completed and the landscape for the next nine months of club football has been laid bare for fans to see.

As such, now feels like a great time to take stock of which clubs across the world are the best in the business at the moment because even a few weeks into the season, it can be tough to tell which sides are truly impressing the most.

And while naming the world’s top side will ultimately always be a subjective affair, that doesn’t mean we can’t come as close as possible to making it a matter of statistics by calling on the data analysts over at FiveThirtyEight.

One of the most revered statistical bodies in the beautiful game, FiveThirtyEight uses a complex algorithm – which you can learn more about here – to assess the defensive and offensive strengths of football teams.

This, in turn, can be used to make fascinating predictions about