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

Currently Monaco has a better 1vs1 performance index with 292. FSV Mainz 05 has 23 goals and Monaco has a total of 56 goals. Our opinion is that currently Monaco would win the match.

• At the moment Monaco has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1224 interceptions and 48 blocks.
• In Monaco the two top defensive players are Aurelien Tchouameni and Ruben Aguilar.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Robin Zentner.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Monaco 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. Monaco has a PPV value of 0.23 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Monaco Cesc Fabregas has a total value of 0.98 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. Monaco scored 56 and 129 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 Monaco are Wissam Ben Yedder with 13 goals and Kevin Volland with 13 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.66 and 0.47.
• Our opinion is that Monaco has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

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