Koln vs Schalke 04 - who is the better team?

Currently Koln has a better 1vs1 performance index with 263. Koln has 21 goals and Schalke 04 has a total of 16 goals. Our opinion is that currently Koln 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 Schalke 04 the two top defenders are Benjamin Stambouli and Matija Nastasic.
• 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. Schalke 04 has a PPV value of 0.15 and Koln has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Schalke 04 Bastian Oczipka has a total value of 0.54 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. Schalke 04 scored 16 and 66 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 Schalke 04 are Matthew Hoppe with 5 goals and Mark Uth with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.39 and 0.21.
• Our opinion is that Koln has the better offensive players than Schalke 04.

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