5 best attacks in Europe's Top 5 leagues - May 2016/17
The 2016/17 season has seen the goals flow in, with a stunning 4622 goals in all of Europe’s Top 5 leagues this season. La Liga lead the way with 1014 goals, followed by 973 goals in Serie A of all places. The Premier League is close behind with 950 goals, and then the 904 goals of Ligue 1, with Bundesliga eons behind with 781 goals.
Here are the 5 best attacking forces in all of Europe’s top 5 leagues:
#5 Napoli – 2.29 Goals per Game
It’s not often that a Serie A side makes it into the best attacks of Europe, but Napoli have been superb going forward this season. The Partonopei faced a big problem in the summer, with Maurizio Sarri wondering where the goals would come from after Gonzalo Higuain left for Juventus. Perhaps the biggest vindication for the cigarette-smoking manager has been that Napoli have outscored Juventus in the same number of games so far.
With 78 goals in 34 games, Napoli have the best strike rate in all of Serie A, at a rate of 2.29 goals per game. To put it in perspective, only 3 teams in Serie average more than 2 goals per game (Juventus, Roma and Napoli), with the rest of the league averaging out at 1.4 goals per game.
Dries Mertens has been the standout performer for Napoli this season, topping the scoring charts with 22 goals so far. However, the south Italian club also have spread the goals around – as Lorenzo Insigne (14), Marek Hamsik (11) and Jose Callejon (11) have all reached double figures this season.