VfL Wolfsburg vs Napoli - who is the better team?

Currently Napoli has a better 1vs1 performance index with 305. VfL Wolfsburg has 38 goals and Napoli has a total of 55 goals. Our opinion is that currently Napoli would win the match.

• At the moment VfL Wolfsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1335 interceptions and 55 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are Maxence Lacroix and John Anthony Brooks.
• In Napoli the two top defenders are Kostas Manolas and Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
• Based on this statistics we believe that VfL Wolfsburg 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 0.24 and VfL Wolfsburg has a value of 0.21. Within the team of Napoli Giovanni Di Lorenzo has a total value of 0.73 and in the team of VfL Wolfsburg the best player is Admir Mehmedi.

• 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.)
• VfL Wolfsburg has scored in this season so far 38 goals and 118 shots on goal. Napoli scored 55 and 154 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Wout Weghorst with 15 goals and Renato Steffen with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.45.
• The two best players of Napoli are Lorenzo Insigne with 13 goals and Hirving Rodrigo Lozano Bahena with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.51 and 0.36.
• Our opinion is that Napoli has the better offensive players than VfL Wolfsburg.

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.