Southampton vs Spezia Calcio - who is the better team?

Currently Southampton has a better 1vs1 performance index with 85. Southampton has 36 goals and Spezia has a total of 31 goals. Our opinion is that currently Southampton would win the match.

• At the moment Southampton has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1870 interceptions and 66 blocks.
• In Southampton the two top defensive players are Mohamed Salisu Abdul Karim and Jan Bednarek.
• In Spezia the two top defenders are Ethan Ampadu and Mehdi Bourabia.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Southampton 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. Southampton has a PPV value of 0.24 and Spezia has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Southampton Stuart Armstrong has a total value of 0.64 and in the team of Spezia the best player is Arkadiusz Reca.

• 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.)
• Southampton has scored in this season so far 36 goals and 36.01 shots on goal. Spezia scored 31 and 32.14 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Southampton are James Ward Prowse with 9 goals and Che Adams with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.66 and 5.9.
• The two best players of Spezia are M'Bala Nzola with 13 goals and Daniele Verde with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.44 and 2.43.
• Our opinion is that Southampton has the better offensive players than Spezia.

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