Napoli vs Mainz - who is the better team?

Currently Napoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Napoli has 77 goals and FSV Mainz 05 has a total of 54 goals. Our opinion is that currently Napoli would win the match.

• At the moment FSV Mainz 05 has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1581 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defensive players are Stefan Bell and Edimilson Fernandes.
• In Napoli the two top defenders are Min-Jae Kim and Andre Franck Anguissa.
• Based on this statistics we believe that FSV Mainz 05 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. Napoli has a PPV value of 0.28 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.26. Within the team of Napoli Matteo Politano has a total value of 0.58 and in the team of FSV Mainz 05 the best player is Silvan Widmer.

• 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.)
• Napoli has scored in this season so far 77 goals and 37.41 shots on goal. FSV Mainz 05 scored 54 and 39.84 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Napoli are Victor James Osimhen with 26 goals and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with 12 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 24.78 and 7.53.
• The two best players of FSV Mainz 05 are Marcus Ingvartsen with 10 goals and Karim Onisiwo with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.85 and 8.05.
• Our opinion is that Napoli has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

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