1. FC Koln vs Mainz - who is the better team?

Currently FSV Mainz 05 has a better 1vs1 performance index with 86. Koln has 49 goals and FSV Mainz 05 has a total of 54 goals. Our opinion is that currently FSV Mainz 05 would win the match.

• At the moment Koln has the better defense. Through the entire team they have a total of 1585 interceptions and 58 blocks.
• In Koln the two top defensive players are Ellyes Skhiri and Jonas Hector.
• In FSV Mainz 05 the two top defenders are Stefan Bell and Edimilson Fernandes.
• Based on this statistics we believe that Koln 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. FSV Mainz 05 has a PPV value of 0.26 and Koln has a value of 0.26. Within the team of FSV Mainz 05 Silvan Widmer has a total value of 0.54 and in the team of Koln the best player is Benno Schmitz.

• 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.)
• Koln has scored in this season so far 49 goals and 37.37 shots on goal. FSV Mainz 05 scored 54 and 39.84 shots on goal.
• The two best players of Koln are Ellyes Skhiri with 7 goals and Steffen Tigges with 6 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 5.25 and 5.31.
• The two best players of FSV Mainz 05 are Marcus Ingvartsen with 10 goals and Karim Onisiwo with 10 goals. Their expected goal value per 90 minutes is 8.85 and 8.05.
• Our opinion is that FSV Mainz 05 has the better offensive players than Koln.

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.