Koln vs Chelsea - who is the better team?

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 332. Koln has 34 goals and Chelsea has a total of 58 goals. Our opinion is that currently Chelsea would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1726 interceptions and 96 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Ellyes Skhiri and Rafael Czichos.
• In Chelsea the two top defenders are N'Golo Kante and Cesar Azpilicueta.
• 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. Chelsea has a PPV value of 0.32 and Koln has a value of 0.18. Within the team of Chelsea Mateo Kovacic has a total value of 0.82 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 34 goals and 105 shots on goal. Chelsea scored 58 and 204 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Ondrej Duda with 7 goals and Elvis Rexhbecaj with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7 and 2.44.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Frello Filho Jorginho with 7 goals and Timo Werner with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.94 and 13.34.
• Our opinion is that Chelsea has the better offensive players than Koln.

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