Koln vs Nantes - who is the better team?

Currently Koln has a better 1vs1 performance index with 264. Koln has 20 goals and Nantes has a total of 23 goals. Our opinion is that currently Koln would win the match.

• At the moment Nantes has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1186 interceptions and 71 blocks.
• In Nantes the two top defensive players are Nicolas Pallois and Andrei Girotto.
• In Koln the two top defenders are Ellyes Skhiri and Sebastiaan Bornauw.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Nantes 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. Nantes has a PPV value of 0.18 and Koln has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Nantes Bridge Ndilu has a total value of 0.96 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. Nantes scored 23 and 81 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 Nantes are Ludovic Blas with 5 goals and Imran Louza with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.25 and 0.25.
• Our opinion is that Nantes has the better offensive players than Koln.

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