Koln vs Arminia Bielefeld - who is the better team?

Currently Koln has a better 1vs1 performance index with 268. Koln has 10 goals and Arminia Bielefeld has a total of 6 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 497 interceptions and 28 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Sebastiaan Bornauw and Ellyes Skhiri.
• In Arminia Bielefeld the two top defenders are Mike Hoorn and Amos Pieper.
• 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. Arminia Bielefeld has a PPV value of 0.16 and Koln has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Arminia Bielefeld Arne Maier has a total value of 0.62 and in the team of Koln the best player is Marco Hoger.

• 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.)
• Koln has scored in this season so far 10 goals and 29 shots on goal. Arminia Bielefeld scored 6 and 22 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Ellyes Skhiri with 3 goals and Dominick Drexler with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.61.
• The two best players of Arminia Bielefeld are Fabian Klos with 1 goals and Sven Schipplock with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.32 and 0.1.
• Our opinion is that Koln has the better offensive players than Arminia Bielefeld.

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.