FSV Mainz 05 vs Montpellier Herault SC - who is the better team?

Currently Montpellier Herault SC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 273. FSV Mainz 05 has 23 goals and Montpellier Herault SC has a total of 44 goals. Our opinion is that currently Montpellier Herault SC would win the match.

• At the moment Montpellier Herault SC has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1227 interceptions and 90 blocks.
• In Montpellier Herault SC the two top defensive players are Daniel Congre and Hilton.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Robin Zentner.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Montpellier Herault SC 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. Montpellier Herault SC has a PPV value of 0.18 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.17. Within the team of Montpellier Herault SC Mihailo Ristic has a total value of 0.57 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. Montpellier Herault SC scored 44 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 Montpellier Herault SC are Gaetan Laborde with 9 goals and Andy Delort with 9 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.42 and 0.41.
• Our opinion is that Montpellier Herault SC has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

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