Espanyol vs Mainz - who is the better team?

Currently FSV Mainz 05 has a better 1vs1 performance index with 86. Espanyol has 32 goals and FSV Mainz 05 has a total of 40 goals. Our opinion is that currently FSV Mainz 05 would win the match.

• At the moment FSV Mainz 05 has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1331 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defensive players are Stefan Bell and Edimilson Fernandes.
• In Espanyol the two top defenders are Leandro Cabrera and Vinicius de Souza Costa.
• 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. FSV Mainz 05 has a PPV value of 0.26 and Espanyol has a value of 0.18. Within the team of FSV Mainz 05 Silvan Widmer has a total value of 0.54 and in the team of Espanyol the best player is Brian Olivan Herrero.

• 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.)
• Espanyol has scored in this season so far 32 goals and 92 shots on goal. FSV Mainz 05 scored 40 and 124 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Espanyol are Jose Luis Sanmartin Mato with 12 goals and Martin Braithwaite with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 11.17 and 7.03.
• The two best players of FSV Mainz 05 are Karim Onisiwo with 9 goals and Marcus Ingvartsen with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.25 and 6.5.
• Our opinion is that FSV Mainz 05 has the better offensive players than Espanyol.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently FSV Mainz 05 is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.