FSV Mainz 05 vs Augsburg - who is the better team?

Currently Augsburg has a better 1vs1 performance index with 263. FSV Mainz 05 has 23 goals and Augsburg has a total of 22 goals. Our opinion is that currently Augsburg would win the match.

• At the moment Augsburg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1166 interceptions and 69 blocks.
• In Augsburg the two top defensive players are Jeffrey Gouweleeuw and Felix Uduokhai.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Robin Zentner.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Augsburg 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 0.16 and Augsburg has a value of 0.14. Within the team of FSV Mainz 05 Robert Nesta Glatzel has a total value of 0.9 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 23 goals and 77 shots on goal. Augsburg scored 22 and 59 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 Augsburg are Daniel Caligiuri with 5 goals and Andre Hahn with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.18 and 0.34.
• Our opinion is that FSV Mainz 05 has the better offensive players than Augsburg.

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