Koln vs Werder Bremen - who is the better team?

Currently Werder Bremen has a better 1vs1 performance index with 269. Koln has 10 goals and Werder Bremen has a total of 13 goals. Our opinion is that currently Werder Bremen 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 Werder Bremen the two top defenders are Marco Friedl and Theodor Selassie.
• 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 0.16 and Werder Bremen has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Koln Marco Hoger has a total value of 0.77 and in the team of Werder Bremen the best player is Theodor Selassie.

• 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. Werder Bremen scored 13 and 35 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 Werder Bremen are Niclas Fullkrug with 4 goals and Leonardo Bittencourt with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.74 and 0.46.
• Our opinion is that Werder Bremen has the better offensive players than Koln.

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