Koln vs Union Berlin - who is the better team?

Currently Union Berlin has a better 1vs1 performance index with 278. Koln has 20 goals and Union Berlin has a total of 35 goals. Our opinion is that currently Union Berlin would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1185 interceptions and 72 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Ellyes Skhiri and Sebastiaan Bornauw.
• In Union Berlin the two top defenders are Robin Knoche and Christopher Trimmel.
• 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. Union Berlin has a PPV value of 0.19 and Koln has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Union Berlin Niko Giesselmann has a total value of 0.8 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 20 goals and 61 shots on goal. Union Berlin scored 35 and 92 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Elvis Rexhbecaj with 5 goals and Ellyes Skhiri with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0 and 0.22.
• The two best players of Union Berlin are Max Kruse with 6 goals and Taiwo Michael Awoniyi with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.58 and 0.43.
• Our opinion is that Union Berlin has the better offensive players than Koln.

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