Stuttgart vs Empoli - who is the better team?

Currently VfB Stuttgart has a better 1vs1 performance index with 85. VfB Stuttgart has 29 goals and Empoli has a total of 24 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfB Stuttgart would win the match.

• At the moment VfB Stuttgart has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1264 interceptions and 78 blocks.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defensive players are Hiroki Ito and Waldemar Anton.
• In Empoli the two top defenders are Sebastiano Luperto and Ardian Ismajli.
• 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. Empoli has a PPV value of 0.21 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Empoli Fabiano Parisi has a total value of 0.67 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.)
• VfB Stuttgart has scored in this season so far 29 goals and 109 shots on goal. Empoli scored 24 and 103 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Serhou Guirassy with 6 goals and Chris Fuhrich with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.35 and 3.29.
• 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 VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than Empoli.

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