FSV Mainz 05 vs RC Strasbourg - who is the better team?

Currently FSV Mainz 05 has a better 1vs1 performance index with 263. FSV Mainz 05 has 23 goals and RC Strasbourg has a total of 34 goals. Our opinion is that currently FSV Mainz 05 would win the match.

• At the moment RC Strasbourg has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1151 interceptions and 54 blocks.
• In RC Strasbourg the two top defensive players are Anthony Caci and Alexander Djiku.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Robin Zentner.
• Based on this statistics we believe that RC Strasbourg 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. RC Strasbourg has a PPV value of 0.2 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.16. Within the team of RC Strasbourg Frederic Guilbert has a total value of 0.67 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 77 shots on goal. RC Strasbourg scored 34 and 98 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 0.35.
• The two best players of RC Strasbourg are Ludovic Ajorque with 10 goals and Habib Diallo with 7 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.53 and 0.4.
• Our opinion is that RC Strasbourg 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.