Koln vs AS Saint-Etienne - who is the better team?

Currently AS Saint-Etienne has a better 1vs1 performance index with 268. Koln has 10 goals and AS Saint-Etienne has a total of 12 goals. Our opinion is that currently AS Saint-Etienne would win the match.

• At the moment AS Saint-Etienne has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 557 interceptions and 24 blocks.
• In AS Saint-Etienne the two top defensive players are Timothee Kolodziejczak and Mahdi Camara.
• In Koln the two top defenders are Sebastiaan Bornauw and Ellyes Skhiri.
• Based on this statistics we believe that AS Saint-Etienne 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. AS Saint-Etienne has a PPV value of 0.16 and Koln has a value of 0.16. Within the team of AS Saint-Etienne Mathieu Debuchy has a total value of 0.7 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. AS Saint-Etienne scored 12 and 34 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 AS Saint-Etienne are Romain Hamouma with 3 goals and Denis Bouanga with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.13 and 0.32.
• Our opinion is that AS Saint-Etienne has the better offensive players than Koln.

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