Mainz vs Augsburg - who is the better team?

Currently FSV Mainz 05 has a better 1vs1 performance index with 86. FSV Mainz 05 has 54 goals and Augsburg has a total of 42 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 1581 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defensive players are Stefan Bell and Edimilson Fernandes.
• In Augsburg the two top defenders are Jeffrey Gouweleeuw and Elvis Rexhbecaj.
• 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 Augsburg has a value of 0.17. Within the team of FSV Mainz 05 Silvan Widmer has a total value of 0.54 and in the team of Augsburg the best player is Iago Amaral Iago.

• 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 54 goals and 39.84 shots on goal. Augsburg scored 42 and 31.5 shots on goal.
• The two best players of FSV Mainz 05 are Marcus Ingvartsen with 10 goals and Karim Onisiwo with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.85 and 8.05.
• The two best players of Augsburg are Mergim Berisha with 9 goals and Ermedin Demirovic with 8 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.52 and 9.48.
• Our opinion is that FSV Mainz 05 has the better offensive players than Augsburg.

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.