Koln vs Brighton and Hove Albion - who is the better team?

Currently Brighton and Hove Albion has a better 1vs1 performance index with 290. Koln has 22 goals and Brighton and Hove Albion has a total of 27 goals. Our opinion is that currently Brighton and Hove Albion would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1271 interceptions and 74 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Ellyes Skhiri and Sebastiaan Bornauw.
• In Brighton and Hove Albion the two top defenders are Lewis Dunk and Adam Webster.
• 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. Brighton and Hove Albion has a PPV value of 0.23 and Koln has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Brighton and Hove Albion Jakub Piotr Moder has a total value of 1.43 and in the team of Koln the best player is Maximilian Meyer.

• 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 22 goals and 68 shots on goal. Brighton and Hove Albion scored 27 and 97 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Elvis Rexhbecaj with 5 goals and Ellyes Skhiri with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.25.
• The two best players of Brighton and Hove Albion are Neal Maupay with 7 goals and Lewis Dunk with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.59 and 0.15.
• Our opinion is that Brighton and Hove Albion has the better offensive players than Koln.

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