PSG vs Empoli - who is the better team?

Currently Paris Saint-Germain has a better 1vs1 performance index with 94. Paris Saint-Germain has 68 goals and Empoli has a total of 24 goals. Our opinion is that currently Paris Saint-Germain 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 Paris Saint-Germain the two top defenders are Marcos Aoas Correa and Sergio Ramos.
• 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. Paris Saint-Germain has a PPV value of 0.43 and Empoli has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Paris Saint-Germain Marco Verratti has a total value of 0.91 and in the team of Empoli the best player is Fabiano Parisi.

• 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.)
• Paris Saint-Germain has scored in this season so far 68 goals and 204 shots on goal. Empoli scored 24 and 103 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Paris Saint-Germain are Kylian Mbappe with 19 goals and Junior Neymar with 13 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.98 and 8.52.
• 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 Paris Saint-Germain has the better offensive players than Empoli.

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