Lecce vs Empoli - who is the better team?

Currently Empoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 82. Lecce has 24 goals and Empoli has a total of 24 goals. Our opinion is that currently Empoli would win the match.

• At the moment Lecce has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1444 interceptions and 67 blocks.
• In Lecce the two top defensive players are Federico Baschirotto and Morten Due Hjulmand.
• In Empoli the two top defenders are Sebastiano Luperto and Ardian Ismajli.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Lecce 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. Empoli has a PPV value of 0.21 and Lecce has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Empoli Fabiano Parisi has a total value of 0.67 and in the team of Lecce the best player is Antonino Gallo.

• 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.)
• Lecce has scored in this season so far 24 goals and 72 shots on goal. Empoli scored 24 and 103 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Lecce are Gabriel Tadeu Strefezza Rebelato with 7 goals and Assan Torrez Ceesay with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.73 and 2.5.
• The two best players of Empoli are Tommaso Baldanzi with 4 goals and Nicolo Cambiaghi with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.49 and 2.23.
• Our opinion is that Empoli has the better offensive players than Empoli.

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.