FSV Mainz 05 vs AS Saint-Etienne - who is the better team?

Currently AS Saint-Etienne has a better 1vs1 performance index with 268. FSV Mainz 05 has 23 goals and AS Saint-Etienne has a total of 26 goals. Our opinion is that currently AS Saint-Etienne would win the match.

• At the moment AS Saint-Etienne has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1248 interceptions and 49 blocks.
• In AS Saint-Etienne the two top defensive players are Timothee Kolodziejczak and Mahdi Camara.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Robin Zentner.
• Based on this statistics we believe that AS Saint-Etienne 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. AS Saint-Etienne has a PPV value of 0.18 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.16. Within the team of AS Saint-Etienne Miguel Angel Trauco Saavedra has a total value of 0.68 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.)
• FSV Mainz 05 has scored in this season so far 23 goals and 77 shots on goal. AS Saint-Etienne scored 26 and 97 shots on goal.
• 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 1 and 0.35.
• The two best players of AS Saint-Etienne are Romain Hamouma with 4 goals and Denis Bouanga with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.21 and 0.37.
• Our opinion is that AS Saint-Etienne has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

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