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

Currently Borussia Monchengladbach has a better 1vs1 performance index with 285. FSV Mainz 05 has 10 goals and Borussia Monchengladbach has a total of 13 goals. Our opinion is that currently Borussia Monchengladbach would win the match.

• At the moment Borussia Monchengladbach has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 414 interceptions and 32 blocks.
• In Borussia Monchengladbach the two top defensive players are Matthias Ginter and Nico Elvedi.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Danny Latza.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Borussia Monchengladbach 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 Monchengladbach has a PPV value of 0.2 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.16. Within the team of Borussia Monchengladbach Denis Zakaria has a total value of 1.17 and in the team of FSV Mainz 05 the best player is Daniel Brosinski.

• 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 10 goals and 29 shots on goal. Borussia Monchengladbach scored 13 and 45 shots on goal.
• The two best players of FSV Mainz 05 are Jean Philippe Mateta with 7 goals and Robin Quaison with 1 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.34.
• The two best players of Borussia Monchengladbach are Lars Stindl with 4 goals and Jonas Hofmann with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.54 and 0.48.
• Our opinion is that Borussia Monchengladbach has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

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