Napoli vs VfB Stuttgart - who is the better team?

Currently Napoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 305. Napoli has 65 goals and VfB Stuttgart has a total of 51 goals. Our opinion is that currently Napoli would win the match.

• At the moment VfB Stuttgart has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1438 interceptions and 90 blocks.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defensive players are Wataru Endo and Waldemar Anton.
• In Napoli the two top defenders are Ruiz Fabian and Kalidou Koulibaly.
• Based on this statistics we believe that VfB Stuttgart 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 0.24 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Napoli Giovanni Di Lorenzo has a total value of 0.73 and in the team of VfB Stuttgart the best player is Borna Sosa.

• 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 65 goals and 182 shots on goal. VfB Stuttgart scored 51 and 143 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Napoli are Lorenzo Insigne with 15 goals and Hirving Rodrigo Lozano Bahena with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13 and 7.43.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 14 goals and Silas Wamangituka with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.87 and 8.17.
• Our opinion is that Napoli has the better offensive players than VfB Stuttgart.

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.