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

Currently Montpellier Herault SC has a better 1vs1 performance index with 272. FSV Mainz 05 has 39 goals and Montpellier Herault SC has a total of 60 goals. Our opinion is that currently Montpellier Herault SC would win the match.

• At the moment FSV Mainz 05 has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1797 interceptions and 105 blocks.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defensive players are Jeremiah St. Juste and Leandro Martins Barreiro.
• In Montpellier Herault SC the two top defenders are Daniel Congre and Hilton.
• Based on this statistics we believe that FSV Mainz 05 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 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 39 goals and 137 shots on goal. Montpellier Herault SC scored 60 and 171 shots on goal.
• The two best players of FSV Mainz 05 are Robin Quaison with 6 goals and Karim Onisiwo with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 6 and 6.83.
• The two best players of Montpellier Herault SC are Gaetan Laborde with 16 goals and Andy Delort with 15 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 13.92 and 13.22.
• 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.