Borussia Monchengladbach vs Koln - who is the better team?

Currently Koln has a better 1vs1 performance index with 72. Borussia Monchengladbach has 9 goals and Koln has a total of 9 goals. Our opinion is that currently Koln would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1162 interceptions and 50 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Benno Schmitz and Jonas Hector.
• In Koln the two top defenders are Benno Schmitz and Jonas Hector.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Koln 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. Koln has a PPV value of 0.19 and Borussia Monchengladbach has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Koln Benno Schmitz has a total value of 0.92 and in the team of Borussia Monchengladbach the best player is Joseph Scally.

• 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.)
• Borussia Monchengladbach has scored in this season so far 9 goals and 43 shots on goal. Koln scored 9 and 43 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Monchengladbach are Jonas Hofmann with 7 goals and Florian Neuhaus with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.08 and 1.58.
• The two best players of Koln are Anthony Modeste with 12 goals and Ellyes Skhiri with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 12.26 and 1.08.
• Our opinion is that Koln has the better offensive players than Koln.

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