FSV Mainz 05 vs Borussia Dortmund - who is the better team?

Currently Borussia Dortmund has a better 1vs1 performance index with 322. FSV Mainz 05 has 17 goals and Borussia Dortmund has a total of 30 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Dortmund would win the match.

• At the moment FSV Mainz 05 has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 691 interceptions and 32 blocks.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defensive players are Silvan Widmer and Dominik Kohr.
• In Borussia Dortmund the two top defenders are Manuel Akanji and Mats Hummels.
• 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. Borussia Dortmund has a PPV value of 0.28 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.19. Within the team of Borussia Dortmund has a total value of 0 and in the team of FSV Mainz 05 the best player is .

• 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 17 goals and 59 shots on goal. Borussia Dortmund scored 30 and 63 shots on goal.
• The two best players of FSV Mainz 05 are Jonathan Burkardt with 6 goals and Marcus Ingvartsen with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.67 and 1.13.
• The two best players of Borussia Dortmund are Erling Haaland with 10 goals and Marco Reus with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6.24 and 3.51.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Dortmund has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

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