FSV Mainz 05 vs TSG 1899 Hoffenheim - who is the better team?

Currently TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has a better 1vs1 performance index with 285. FSV Mainz 05 has 23 goals and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has a total of 37 goals. Our opinion is that currently TSG 1899 Hoffenheim would win the match.

• At the moment FSV Mainz 05 has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1188 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defensive players are Jeremiah St. Juste and Robin Zentner.
• In TSG 1899 Hoffenheim the two top defenders are Diadie Samassekou and Kevin Vogt.
• 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. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has a PPV value of 0.23 and FSV Mainz 05 has a value of 0.17. Within the team of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Mijat Gacinovic has a total value of 0.54 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. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim scored 37 and 104 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 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are Andrej Kramaric with 13 goals and Ihlas Bebou with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 0.73 and 0.45.
• Our opinion is that TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has the better offensive players than FSV Mainz 05.

Based on all statistical information we believe that currently TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is the better team. Please feel free to discuss with us – the comment box is below. We will be happy to reply.