1. FC Koln vs Borussia M'gladbach - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Monchengladbach has a better 1vs1 performance index with 83. Koln has 53 goals and Borussia Monchengladbach has a total of 51 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Monchengladbach would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Monchengladbach has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1467 interceptions and 156 blocks.
• In Borussia Monchengladbach the two top defensive players are Nico Elvedi and Ramy Bensebaini.
• In Koln the two top defenders are Jonas Hector and Timo Hubers.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Borussia Monchengladbach 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 0.33 and Borussia Monchengladbach has a value of 0.26. Within the team of Koln Jannes Horn has a total value of 0.76 and in the team of Borussia Monchengladbach the best player is Stefan Lainer.

• 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 53 goals and 133 shots on goal. Borussia Monchengladbach scored 51 and 154 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Anthony Modeste with 20 goals and Mark Uth with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 18.31 and 6.43.
• The two best players of Borussia Monchengladbach are Jonas Hofmann with 12 goals and Alassane Plea with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.21 and 8.73.
• 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.