Empoli vs Sassuolo - who is the better team?

Currently U.S. Sassuolo has a better 1vs1 performance index with 85. Empoli has 24 goals and U.S. Sassuolo has a total of 35 goals. Our opinion is that currently U.S. Sassuolo 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 U.S. Sassuolo the two top defenders are Rogerio Oliveira da Silva and Martin Erlic.
• 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. U.S. Sassuolo has a PPV value of 0.26 and Empoli has a value of 0.21. Within the team of U.S. Sassuolo Emil Konradsen Konradsen Ceide has a total value of 0.63 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. U.S. Sassuolo scored 35 and 131 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 U.S. Sassuolo are Davide Frattesi with 6 goals and Domenico Berardi with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.86 and 7.05.
• Our opinion is that U.S. Sassuolo has the better offensive players than Empoli.

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