Mallorca vs Empoli - who is the better team?

Currently Mallorca has a better 1vs1 performance index with 83. Mallorca has 22 goals and Empoli has a total of 24 goals. Our opinion is that currently Mallorca would win the match.

• At the moment Empoli has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1254 interceptions and 91 blocks.
• In Empoli the two top defensive players are Sebastiano Luperto and Ardian Ismajli.
• In Mallorca the two top defenders are Antonio Jose Raillo Arenas and Martin Valjent.
• 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. Empoli has a PPV value of 0.21 and Mallorca has a value of 0.13. Within the team of Empoli Fabiano Parisi has a total value of 0.67 and in the team of Mallorca the best player is Jaume Costa.

• 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.)
• Mallorca has scored in this season so far 22 goals and 83 shots on goal. Empoli scored 24 and 103 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Mallorca are Vedat Muriqi with 10 goals and Daniel Jose Rodriguez Vazquez with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.51 and 2.01.
• 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 Mallorca.

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