Juventus vs Southampton - who is the better team?

Currently Juventus has a better 1vs1 performance index with 91. Juventus has 55 goals and Southampton has a total of 36 goals. Our opinion is that currently Juventus would win the match.

• At the moment Southampton has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1870 interceptions and 66 blocks.
• In Southampton the two top defensive players are Mohamed Salisu Abdul Karim and Jan Bednarek.
• In Juventus the two top defenders are Danilo and Gleison Bremer Silva Nascimento.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Southampton 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. Southampton has a PPV value of 0.24 and Juventus has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Southampton Stuart Armstrong has a total value of 0.64 and in the team of Juventus the best player is Leandro Daniel Paredes.

• 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 55 goals and 35.68 shots on goal. Southampton scored 36 and 36.01 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Juventus are Dusan Vlahovic with 10 goals and Adrien Rabiot with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 10.05 and 7.25.
• The two best players of Southampton are James Ward Prowse with 9 goals and Che Adams with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.66 and 5.9.
• Our opinion is that Juventus has the better offensive players than Southampton.

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.