Bologna vs Napoli - who is the better team?

Currently Napoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Bologna FC 1909 has 33 goals and Napoli has a total of 64 goals. Our opinion is that currently Napoli would win the match.

• At the moment Napoli has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1208 interceptions and 59 blocks.
• In Napoli the two top defensive players are Min-Jae Kim and Amir Rrahmani.
• In Bologna FC 1909 the two top defenders are Jhon Janer Lucumi Bonilla and Jerdy Schouten.
• 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. Napoli has a PPV value of 0.28 and Bologna FC 1909 has a value of 0.24. Within the team of Napoli Mario Rui Silva Duarte has a total value of 0.67 and in the team of Bologna FC 1909 the best player is Charalampos Lykogiannis.

• 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.)
• Bologna FC 1909 has scored in this season so far 33 goals and 108 shots on goal. Napoli scored 64 and 168 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bologna FC 1909 are Marko Arnautovic with 8 goals and Riccardo Orsolini with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.73 and 5.98.
• The two best players of Napoli are Victor James Osimhen with 21 goals and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with 12 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 20.1 and 6.14.
• Our opinion is that Napoli has the better offensive players than Bologna FC 1909.

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