Borussia Dortmund vs Napoli - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 319. Borussia Dortmund has 48 goals and Napoli has a total of 49 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Dortmund has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1005 interceptions and 61 blocks.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defensive players are Mats Hummels and Manuel Obafemi Akanji.
• In Napoli the two top defenders are Kostas Manolas and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Borussia Dortmund 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. Borussia Dortmund has a PPV value of 0.31 and Napoli has a value of 0.25. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund Raphael Guerreiro has a total value of 0.94 and in the team of Napoli the best player is Faouzi Ghoulam.

• 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.)
• Borussia Dortmund has scored in this season so far 48 goals and 134 shots on goal. Napoli scored 49 and 142 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 17 goals and Jadon Sancho with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.29.
• The two best players of Napoli are Lorenzo Insigne with 10 goals and Hirving Rodrigo Lozano Bahena with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.5 and 0.36.
• Our opinion is that Napoli has the better offensive players than Borussia Dortmund.

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