Real Sociedad vs 1. FC Koln - who is the better team?

Currently Real Sociedad has a better 1vs1 performance index with 87. Real Sociedad has 35 goals and Koln has a total of 33 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 1250 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Ellyes Skhiri and Jonas Hector.
• In Real Sociedad the two top defenders are Igor Zubeldia 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. Koln has a PPV value of 0.26 and Real Sociedad has a value of 0.25. Within the team of Koln Benno Schmitz has a total value of 0.73 and in the team of Real Sociedad the best player is David Silva.

• 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.)
• Real Sociedad has scored in this season so far 35 goals and 127 shots on goal. Koln scored 33 and 103 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Real Sociedad are Alexander Sorloth with 9 goals and Brais Mendez with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 7.39 and 3.99.
• The two best players of Koln are Ellyes Skhiri with 5 goals and Steffen Tigges with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 3.7 and 3.27.
• 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.