Koln vs Hertha BSC - who is the better team?

Currently Hertha BSC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 274. Koln has 20 goals and Hertha BSC has a total of 26 goals. Our opinion is that currently Hertha BSC would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1185 interceptions and 72 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Ellyes Skhiri and Sebastiaan Bornauw.
• In Hertha BSC the two top defenders are Niklas Stark and Lucas Tousart.
• 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. Hertha BSC has a PPV value of 0.19 and Koln has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Hertha BSC Peter Pekarik has a total value of 0.6 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 20 goals and 61 shots on goal. Hertha BSC scored 26 and 96 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Elvis Rexhbecaj with 5 goals and Ellyes Skhiri with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.22.
• The two best players of Hertha BSC are Matheus Santos Carneiro Da Cunha with 6 goals and Jhon Cordoba with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.4 and 0.39.
• Our opinion is that Hertha BSC has the better offensive players than Koln.

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