Sevilla vs Empoli - who is the better team?

Currently Sevilla has a better 1vs1 performance index with 85. Sevilla has 29 goals and Empoli has a total of 24 goals. Our opinion is that currently Sevilla 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 Sevilla the two top defenders are Nemanja Gudelj and Fernando Francisco Fernando Regec.
• 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. Sevilla has a PPV value of 0.27 and Empoli has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Sevilla Gonzalo Ariel Montiel has a total value of 1 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.)
• Sevilla has scored in this season so far 29 goals and 107 shots on goal. Empoli scored 24 and 103 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Sevilla are Youssef En Nesyri with 5 goals and Erik Lamela with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.37 and 4.67.
• 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 Sevilla has the better offensive players than Empoli.

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