Borussia Dortmund vs Napoli - who is the better team?

Currently Napoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Borussia Dortmund has 83 goals and Napoli has a total of 77 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 1430 interceptions and 59 blocks.
• In Napoli the two top defensive players are Min-Jae Kim and Andre Franck Anguissa.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Nico Schlotterbeck and Jude Bellingham.
• 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 Borussia Dortmund has a value of 0.25. Within the team of Napoli Matteo Politano has a total value of 0.58 and in the team of Borussia Dortmund the best player is Marius Wolf.

• 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 83 goals and 42.36 shots on goal. Napoli scored 77 and 37.41 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Sebastien Haller with 9 goals and Julian Brandt with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.26 and 3.79.
• 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 Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than Napoli.

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.