Borussia Monchengladbach vs Koln - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Monchengladbach has a better 1vs1 performance index with 279. Borussia Monchengladbach has 5 goals and Koln has a total of 9 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Monchengladbach would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 255 interceptions and 15 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Jonas Hector and Ellyes Skhiri.
• In Borussia Monchengladbach the two top defenders are Joseph Scally and Florian Neuhaus.
• 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 0.28 and Borussia Monchengladbach has a value of 0.22. Within the team of Koln has a total value of 0 and in the team of Borussia Monchengladbach the best player is .

• 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 5 goals and 20 shots on goal. Koln scored 9 and 23 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Borussia Monchengladbach are Lars Stindl with 2 goals and Alassane Plea with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.87 and 1.03.
• The two best players of Koln are Anthony Modeste with 4 goals and Florian Kainz with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 2.79 and 1.21.
• Our opinion is that Koln has the better offensive players than Borussia Monchengladbach.

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