VfL Wolfsburg vs Koln - who is the better team?

Currently VfL Wolfsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 291. VfL Wolfsburg has 35 goals and Koln has a total of 20 goals. Our opinion is that currently VfL Wolfsburg would win the match.

• At the moment VfL Wolfsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1201 interceptions and 52 blocks.
• In VfL Wolfsburg the two top defensive players are John Anthony Brooks and Maxence Lacroix.
• In Koln the two top defenders are Ellyes Skhiri and Sebastiaan Bornauw.
• Based on this statistics we believe that VfL Wolfsburg 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. VfL Wolfsburg has a PPV value of 0.21 and Koln has a value of 0.15. Within the team of VfL Wolfsburg Admir Mehmedi has a total value of 0.59 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.)
• VfL Wolfsburg has scored in this season so far 35 goals and 110 shots on goal. Koln scored 20 and 61 shots on goal.
• The two best players of VfL Wolfsburg are Wout Weghorst with 14 goals and Renato Steffen with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.45.
• 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 0.15 and 0.22.
• Our opinion is that VfL Wolfsburg has the better offensive players than Koln.

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