Verona vs Empoli - who is the better team?

Currently Empoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 82. Hellas Verona has 30 goals and Empoli has a total of 37 goals. Our opinion is that currently Empoli would win the match.

• At the moment Empoli has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1649 interceptions and 91 blocks.
• In Empoli the two top defensive players are Sebastiano Luperto and Fabiano Parisi.
• In Hellas Verona the two top defenders are Adrien Tameze and Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien.
• 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. Hellas Verona has a PPV value of 0.26 and Empoli has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Hellas Verona Simone Verdi has a total value of 0.7 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.)
• Hellas Verona has scored in this season so far 30 goals and 28.91 shots on goal. Empoli scored 37 and 30.64 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Hellas Verona are Simone Verdi with 5 goals and Darko Lazovic with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.37 and 3.21.
• The two best players of Empoli are Francesco Caputo with 6 goals and Nicolo Cambiaghi with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 9.93 and 4.1.
• Our opinion is that Empoli has the better offensive players than Hellas Verona.

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