Augsburg vs Empoli - who is the better team?

Currently Empoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 82. Augsburg has 32 goals and Empoli has a total of 24 goals. Our opinion is that currently Empoli would win the match.

• At the moment Augsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1290 interceptions and 88 blocks.
• In Augsburg the two top defensive players are Jeffrey Gouweleeuw and Rafal Gikiewicz.
• In Empoli the two top defenders are Sebastiano Luperto and Ardian Ismajli.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Augsburg 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. Empoli has a PPV value of 0.21 and Augsburg has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Empoli Fabiano Parisi has a total value of 0.67 and in the team of Augsburg the best player is Iago Amaral Iago.

• 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.)
• Augsburg has scored in this season so far 32 goals and 90 shots on goal. Empoli scored 24 and 103 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Augsburg are Mergim Berisha with 8 goals and Ermedin Demirovic with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.68 and 6.58.
• The two best players of Empoli are Tommaso Baldanzi with 4 goals and Nicolo Cambiaghi with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.49 and 2.23.
• Our opinion is that Augsburg has the better offensive players than Empoli.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently Empoli is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.