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

Currently FSV Mainz 05 has a better 1vs1 performance index with 262. FSV Mainz 05 has 23 goals and Nantes has a total of 24 goals. Our opinion is that currently FSV Mainz 05 would win the match.

• At the moment Nantes has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1236 interceptions and 73 blocks.
• In Nantes the two top defensive players are Nicolas Pallois and Andrei Girotto.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Robin Zentner.
• 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 0.17. Within the team of Nantes Batista Mendy has a total value of 0.47 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. Nantes scored 24 and 82 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 Nantes are Ludovic Blas with 7 goals and Imran Louza with 4 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.3 and 0.22.
• Our opinion is that Nantes has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently FSV Mainz 05 is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.