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

Currently Chelsea has a better 1vs1 performance index with 336. FSV Mainz 05 has 11 goals and Chelsea has a total of 22 goals. Our opinion is that currently Chelsea would win the match.

• At the moment Chelsea has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 438 interceptions and 30 blocks.
• In Chelsea the two top defensive players are N'Golo Kante and Kurt Zouma.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Danny Latza.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Chelsea 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. Chelsea has a PPV value of 0.32 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Chelsea Reece James has a total value of 0.91 and in the team of FSV Mainz 05 the best player is Kevin Stoger.

• 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 11 goals and 33 shots on goal. Chelsea scored 22 and 59 shots on goal.
• The two best players of FSV Mainz 05 are Jean Philippe Mateta with 7 goals and Robin Quaison with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1 and 0.41.
• The two best players of Chelsea are Timo Werner with 4 goals and Kurt Zouma with 3 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.39 and 0.18.
• Our opinion is that Chelsea has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

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