Scala-Map function => pattern matching vs for-comprehension J

gistfile1.scala

def mapPatternMatching[A, B](xs: List[A], f: A => B): List[B] = {
  xs match {
    case List() => scala.Nil
    case head :: tail => f(head) :: mapPatternMatching(tail, f)
  }
}

//map(List(1, 2, 3), (x: Int) => x + 1)

def mapForComprehension[A, B](xs: List[A], f: A => B) = {
  for(x <- xs) yield f(x)
}