1. FC Koln vs Rayo Vallecano - who is the better team?

Currently Rayo Vallecano has a better 1vs1 performance index with 84. Koln has 33 goals and Rayo Vallecano has a total of 31 goals. Our opinion is that currently Rayo Vallecano would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1250 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Ellyes Skhiri and Jonas Hector.
• In Rayo Vallecano the two top defenders are Alejandro Catena Marugan and Francisco Jose Garcia Torres.
• 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. Rayo Vallecano has a PPV value of 0.39 and Koln has a value of 0.26. Within the team of Rayo Vallecano Josep Maria Chavarria Perez has a total value of 4.25 and in the team of Koln the best player is Benno Schmitz.

• 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 33 goals and 103 shots on goal. Rayo Vallecano scored 31 and 113 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Ellyes Skhiri with 5 goals and Steffen Tigges with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.7 and 3.27.
• The two best players of Rayo Vallecano are Isaac Palazon Camacho with 6 goals and Sergio Camello Perez with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 4.92 and 6.21.
• Our opinion is that Koln has the better offensive players than Rayo Vallecano.

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