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

Currently TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has a better 1vs1 performance index with 286. FSV Mainz 05 has 11 goals and TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has a total of 15 goals. Our opinion is that currently TSG 1899 Hoffenheim would win the match.

• At the moment TSG 1899 Hoffenheim has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 444 interceptions and 20 blocks.
• In TSG 1899 Hoffenheim the two top defensive players are Diadie Samassekou and Kevin Vogt.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Jeremiah St. Juste and Danny Latza.
• Based on this statistics we believe that TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 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 0.15. Within the team of TSG 1899 Hoffenheim Florian Grillitsch has a total value of 0.53 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. TSG 1899 Hoffenheim scored 15 and 43 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 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim are Andrej Kramaric with 7 goals and Moanes Dabour with 2 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 1.24 and 0.58.
• 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.