Verona vs Spezia Calcio - who is the better team?

Currently Spezia has a better 1vs1 performance index with 81. Hellas Verona has 17 goals and Spezia has a total of 17 goals. Our opinion is that currently Spezia would win the match.

• At the moment Hellas Verona has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 972 interceptions and 49 blocks.
• In Hellas Verona the two top defensive players are Koray Gunter and Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien.
• In Spezia the two top defenders are Mehdi Bourabia and Ethan Ampadu.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Hellas Verona 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 Spezia has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Hellas Verona Simone Verdi has a total value of 0.7 and in the team of Spezia the best player is Arkadiusz Reca.

• 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 17 goals and 59 shots on goal. Spezia scored 17 and 63 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Hellas Verona are Darko Lazovic with 3 goals and Josh Thomas Doig with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 2.04 and 0.9.
• The two best players of Spezia are M'Bala Nzola with 9 goals and Simone Bastoni with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.5 and 1.32.
• Our opinion is that Spezia has the better offensive players than Spezia.

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