Koln vs Olympique de Marseille - who is the better team?

Currently Olympique de Marseille has a better 1vs1 performance index with 277. Koln has 21 goals and Olympique de Marseille has a total of 34 goals. Our opinion is that currently Olympique de Marseille would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1228 interceptions and 73 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Ellyes Skhiri and Sebastiaan Bornauw.
• In Olympique de Marseille the two top defenders are Alvaro Gonzalez and Duje Caleta Car.
• 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. Olympique de Marseille has a PPV value of 0.2 and Koln has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Olympique de Marseille Florian Thauvin has a total value of 0.51 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 21 goals and 64 shots on goal. Olympique de Marseille scored 34 and 86 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 0.23.
• The two best players of Olympique de Marseille are Florian Thauvin with 7 goals and Dario Ismael Benedetto with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.43 and 0.48.
• Our opinion is that Olympique de Marseille has the better offensive players than Koln.

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