VfB Stuttgart vs Napoli - who is the better team?

Currently Napoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 309. VfB Stuttgart has 33 goals and Napoli has a total of 41 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 702 interceptions and 39 blocks.
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defensive players are Marc Oliver Kempf and Pascal Stenzel.
• In Napoli the two top defenders are Kostas Manolas and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
• 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 0.27 and VfB Stuttgart has a value of 0.2. Within the team of Napoli Amir Rrahmani has a total value of 0.9 and in the team of VfB Stuttgart the best player is Marcin Kaminski.

• 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 33 goals and 71 shots on goal. Napoli scored 41 and 105 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Silas Wamangituka with 7 goals and Sasa Kalajdzic with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.42.
• The two best players of Napoli are Hirving Rodrigo Lozano Bahena with 7 goals and Lorenzo Insigne with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.41 and 0.48.
• 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.