Juventus vs Empoli - who is the better team?

Currently Juventus has a better 1vs1 performance index with 87. Juventus has 73 goals and Empoli has a total of 44 goals. Our opinion is that currently Juventus would win the match.

• At the moment Empoli has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1579 interceptions and 226 blocks.
• In Empoli the two top defensive players are Sebastiano Luperto and Petar Stojanovic.
• In Juventus the two top defenders are Matthijs de Ligt and Adrien Rabiot.
• 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. Juventus has a PPV value of 0.31 and Empoli has a value of 0.29. Within the team of Juventus Juan Cuadrado has a total value of 0.73 and in the team of Empoli the best player is Petar Stojanovic.

• 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.)
• Juventus has scored in this season so far 73 goals and 184 shots on goal. Empoli scored 44 and 131 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Juventus are Dusan Vlahovic with 24 goals and Paulo Bruno Dybala with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 19.71 and 8.6.
• The two best players of Empoli are Andrea Pinamonti with 13 goals and Nedim Bajrami with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 15.33 and 6.79.
• Our opinion is that Juventus has the better offensive players than Empoli.

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