Koln vs Olympique Lyonnais - who is the better team?

Currently Olympique Lyonnais has a better 1vs1 performance index with 295. Koln has 10 goals and Olympique Lyonnais has a total of 21 goals. Our opinion is that currently Olympique Lyonnais would win the match.

• At the moment Olympique Lyonnais has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 522 interceptions and 35 blocks.
• In Olympique Lyonnais the two top defensive players are Marcelo Antonio Guedes Filho and Leo Dubois.
• In Koln the two top defenders are Sebastiaan Bornauw and Ellyes Skhiri.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Olympique Lyonnais 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 Lyonnais has a PPV value of 0.29 and Koln has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Olympique Lyonnais Bruno Guimaraes Rodriguez Moura has a total value of 0.85 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 10 goals and 29 shots on goal. Olympique Lyonnais scored 21 and 63 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Ellyes Skhiri with 3 goals and Dominick Drexler with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.61.
• The two best players of Olympique Lyonnais are Memphis Depay with 5 goals and Ekambi with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.47 and 0.86.
• Our opinion is that Olympique Lyonnais has the better offensive players than Koln.

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