1. FC Koln vs RB Leipzig - who is the better team?

Currently RB Leipzig has a better 1vs1 performance index with 91. Koln has 49 goals and RB Leipzig has a total of 64 goals. Our opinion is that currently RB Leipzig would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1585 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Ellyes Skhiri and Jonas Hector.
• In RB Leipzig the two top defenders are Willi Orban and Josko Gvardiol.
• 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. Koln has a PPV value of 0.26 and RB Leipzig has a value of 0.23. Within the team of Koln Benno Schmitz has a total value of 0.73 and in the team of RB Leipzig the best player is Dani Olmo.

• 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 49 goals and 37.37 shots on goal. RB Leipzig scored 64 and 40.56 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Ellyes Skhiri with 7 goals and Steffen Tigges with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.25 and 5.31.
• The two best players of RB Leipzig are Christopher Nkunku with 16 goals and Timo Werner with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.77 and 7.69.
• Our opinion is that RB Leipzig has the better offensive players than Koln.

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