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

Currently Borussia Monchengladbach has a better 1vs1 performance index with 287. FSV Mainz 05 has 23 goals and Borussia Monchengladbach has a total of 40 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 1193 interceptions and 82 blocks.
• In Borussia Monchengladbach the two top defensive players are Nico Elvedi and Matthias Ginter.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Robin Zentner.
• 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 0.21 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Borussia Monchengladbach Rocco Reitz has a total value of 0.77 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 82 shots on goal. Borussia Monchengladbach scored 40 and 113 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 0.29.
• The two best players of Borussia Monchengladbach are Lars Stindl with 10 goals and Jonas Hofmann with 5 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.49 and 0.47.
• 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.