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

Currently Nantes has a better 1vs1 performance index with 268. FSV Mainz 05 has 11 goals and Nantes has a total of 14 goals. Our opinion is that currently Nantes would win the match.

• At the moment Nantes has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 543 interceptions and 34 blocks.
• In Nantes the two top defensive players are Nicolas Pallois and Fabio Pereira da Silva.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Danny Latza.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Nantes 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. Nantes has a PPV value of 0.18 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.15. Within the team of Nantes Kader Bamba has a total value of 0.47 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. Nantes scored 14 and 41 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 Nantes are Ludovic Blas with 4 goals and Randal Kolo with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.31 and 0.49.
• Our opinion is that Nantes has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

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