Bayern Munich vs FSV Mainz 05 - who is the better team?

Currently Bayern Munich has a better 1vs1 performance index with 334. Bayern Munich has 62 goals and FSV Mainz 05 has a total of 23 goals. Our opinion is that currently Bayern Munich would win the match.

• At the moment FSV Mainz 05 has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1135 interceptions and 57 blocks.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defensive players are Jeremiah St. Juste and Robin Zentner.
• In Bayern Munich the two top defenders are David Alaba and Jerome Boateng.
• Based on this statistics we believe that FSV Mainz 05 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. Bayern Munich has a PPV value of 0.34 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Bayern Munich Joshua Kimmich has a total value of 0.89 and in the team of FSV Mainz 05 the best player is Robert Nesta Glatzel.

• 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.)
• Bayern Munich has scored in this season so far 62 goals and 156 shots on goal. FSV Mainz 05 scored 23 and 77 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Bayern Munich are Robert Lewandowski with 25 goals and Thomas Muller with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.33.
• The two best players of FSV Mainz 05 are Moussa Niakhate with 3 goals and Kevin Stoger with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.51 and 0.35.
• Our opinion is that Bayern Munich has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

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