Espanyol vs Napoli - who is the better team?

Currently Napoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Espanyol has 32 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 Espanyol the two top defenders are Leandro Cabrera and Vinicius de Souza Costa.
• 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 Espanyol has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Napoli Mario Rui Silva Duarte has a total value of 0.67 and in the team of Espanyol the best player is Brian Olivan Herrero.

• 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.)
• Espanyol has scored in this season so far 32 goals and 92 shots on goal. Napoli scored 64 and 168 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Espanyol are Jose Luis Sanmartin Mato with 12 goals and Martin Braithwaite with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.17 and 7.03.
• 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 Espanyol.

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.