Empoli vs Celta de Vigo - who is the better team?

Currently Celta de Vigo has a better 1vs1 performance index with 84. Empoli has 24 goals and Celta de Vigo has a total of 32 goals. Our opinion is that currently Celta de Vigo would win the match.

• At the moment Empoli has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1254 interceptions and 91 blocks.
• In Empoli the two top defensive players are Sebastiano Luperto and Ardian Ismajli.
• In Celta de Vigo the two top defenders are Joseph Aidoo and Unai Nunez.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Empoli 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. Celta de Vigo has a PPV value of 0.26 and Empoli has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Celta de Vigo Hugo Mallo has a total value of 0.55 and in the team of Empoli the best player is Fabiano Parisi.

• 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.)
• Empoli has scored in this season so far 24 goals and 103 shots on goal. Celta de Vigo scored 32 and 110 shots on goal.
• 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.
• The two best players of Celta de Vigo are Iago Aspas with 12 goals and Gabriel Veiga Novas with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.71 and 3.94.
• Our opinion is that Celta de Vigo has the better offensive players than Empoli.

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