Barcelona vs Napoli - who is the better team?

Currently Barcelona has a better 1vs1 performance index with 97. Barcelona has 70 goals and Napoli has a total of 77 goals. Our opinion is that currently Barcelona would win the match.

• At the moment Napoli has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1430 interceptions and 59 blocks.
• In Napoli the two top defensive players are Min-Jae Kim and Andre Franck Anguissa.
• In Barcelona the two top defenders are Sergio Busquets and Jules Kounde.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Napoli 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. Barcelona has a PPV value of 0.44 and Napoli has a value of 0.28. Within the team of Barcelona Jordi Alba has a total value of 1.15 and in the team of Napoli the best player is Matteo Politano.

• 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.)
• Barcelona has scored in this season so far 70 goals and 35.41 shots on goal. Napoli scored 77 and 37.41 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Barcelona are Robert Lewandowski with 23 goals and Ansu Fati with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 23.31 and 9.35.
• The two best players of Napoli are Victor James Osimhen with 26 goals and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with 12 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 24.78 and 7.53.
• Our opinion is that Napoli has the better offensive players than Barcelona.

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