Koln vs Manchester United - who is the better team?

Currently Manchester United has a better 1vs1 performance index with 322. Koln has 20 goals and Manchester United has a total of 53 goals. Our opinion is that currently Manchester United 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 Manchester United the two top defenders are Harry Maguire and Aaron Bissaka.
• 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. Manchester United has a PPV value of 0.28 and Koln has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Manchester United Bruno Fernandes has a total value of 0.72 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. Manchester United scored 53 and 145 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 Manchester United are Bruno Fernandes with 14 goals and Marcus Rashford with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.48 and 0.33.
• Our opinion is that Manchester United has the better offensive players than Koln.

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