FSV Mainz 05 vs LOSC Lille - who is the better team?

Currently LOSC Lille has a better 1vs1 performance index with 289. FSV Mainz 05 has 23 goals and LOSC Lille has a total of 49 goals. Our opinion is that currently LOSC Lille would win the match.

• At the moment LOSC Lille has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1200 interceptions and 57 blocks.
• In LOSC Lille the two top defensive players are Sven Botman and Jose Miguel da Rocha Fonte.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Robin Zentner.
• Based on this statistics we believe that LOSC Lille 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. LOSC Lille has a PPV value of 0.26 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.17. Within the team of LOSC Lille Jeremy Pied has a total value of 0.94 and in the team of FSV Mainz 05 the best player is Danny Da Costa.

• 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. LOSC Lille scored 49 and 138 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 LOSC Lille are Jonathan Christian David with 9 goals and Burak Yilmaz with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.39 and 0.48.
• Our opinion is that LOSC Lille has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

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