Koln vs VfB Stuttgart - who is the better team?

Currently VfB Stuttgart has a better 1vs1 performance index with 287. Koln has 34 goals and VfB Stuttgart has a total of 56 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfB Stuttgart would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1726 interceptions and 96 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are and .
• In VfB Stuttgart the two top defenders are and .
• 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. VfB Stuttgart has a PPV value of 0.22 and Koln has a value of 0.18. Within the team of VfB Stuttgart has a total value of 0 and in the team of Koln the best player is .

• 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 34 goals and 105 shots on goal. VfB Stuttgart scored 56 and 159 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Ondrej Duda with 7 goals and Ellyes Skhiri with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7 and 3.26.
• The two best players of VfB Stuttgart are Sasa Kalajdzic with 16 goals and Silas Katompa Mvumpa with 11 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.38 and 8.17.
• Our opinion is that VfB Stuttgart has the better offensive players than Koln.

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