Koln vs Real Sociedad - who is the better team?

Currently Real Sociedad has a better 1vs1 performance index with 288. Koln has 10 goals and Real Sociedad has a total of 22 goals. Our opinion is that currently Real Sociedad would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 497 interceptions and 28 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Sebastiaan Bornauw and Ellyes Skhiri.
• In Real Sociedad the two top defenders are Aritz Elustondo and Mikel Merino.
• 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. Real Sociedad has a PPV value of 0.19 and Koln has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Real Sociedad Adnan Januzaj has a total value of 0.74 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. Real Sociedad scored 22 and 55 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 Real Sociedad are Oyarzabal with 7 goals and Portu with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.81 and 0.2.
• Our opinion is that Real Sociedad has the better offensive players than Koln.

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