Napoli vs Verona - who is the better team?

Currently Napoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 95. Napoli has 46 goals and Hellas Verona has a total of 17 goals. Our opinion is that currently Napoli would win the match.

• At the moment Hellas Verona has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 972 interceptions and 49 blocks.
• In Hellas Verona the two top defensive players are Koray Gunter and Isak Malcolm Kwaku Hien.
• In Napoli the two top defenders are Min-Jae Kim and Bartosz Bereszynski.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Hellas Verona 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 Hellas Verona has a value of 0.26. Within the team of Napoli Mario Rui Silva Duarte has a total value of 0.67 and in the team of Hellas Verona the best player is Simone Verdi.

• 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 46 goals and 123 shots on goal. Hellas Verona scored 17 and 59 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Napoli are Victor James Osimhen with 13 goals and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.48 and 3.92.
• The two best players of Hellas Verona are Darko Lazovic with 3 goals and Josh Thomas Doig with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 2.04 and 0.9.
• Our opinion is that Napoli has the better offensive players than Hellas Verona.

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.