Napoli have made 5,000 more passes than Juventus in Serie A games this season, but the Bianconeri are more accurate in their finishing.
La Gazzetta dello Sport took advantage of the break for international duty to crunch the numbers and found some remarkable statistics.
It’s no surprise that Maurizio Sarri’s men have made more passes than anyone else this term with almost 13,000.
The unusual element is the gap of 5,000 passes compared to the next side down the list, Juventus.
Napoli have made 5,000 more passes than Juventus in Serie A games this season, but the Bianconeri are more accurate in their finishing.
La Gazzetta dello Sport took advantage of the break for international duty to crunch the numbers and found some remarkable statistics.
It’s no surprise that Maurizio Sarri’s men have made more passes than anyone else this term with almost 13,000.
The unusual element is the gap of 5,000 passes compared to the next side down the list, Juventus.
Curiously, although Napoli have made many more passes, their passing accuracy is only 84 per cent compared to 91.97 per cent for the Bianconeri.
Atalanta are surprisingly top of the list when it comes to touches in the opposition penalty area, ahead of Roma and Napoli.
Where Napoli are really let down is in their finishing, as only 15.59 per cent of their shots turn into goals. That’s a lower average than Sampdoria, Bologna, Udinese, Lazio and Juventus.
Lorenzo Insigne is a big example of this, as he had 110 shots, but only scored with 6.36 per cent of them. It is a tiny number compared to Paulo Dybala’s 25 per cent and Gonzalo Higuain on 26.79 per cent.
The most accurate forward in Serie A is Mauro Icardi, as in just 62 shots, the Inter striker scored 22 goals: 35.48 per cent of the time he has a go, it finds the back of the net.