Tackles per game Minutes per foul Passing accuracy Tackles won Ground
duels won Aerial duals won Interception...
(Heading downwards, the categories are: passes attempted - pass completion rate - pass completion rate in the opposition half - individual
duels won - individual duels lost - % of individual
duels won - aerial
duels won - aerial duels lost - % of aerial
duels won - balls recovered
However with the game that Chelsea encourages their defenders to play, it is slightly tempting that Vincent Kompany leads the race in terms of aerial
duels won while there is no particular area mentioned above where the Brazilian leads the race.
On the basis of their statistics for this season, Deeney comes out second best in all but aerial
duels won (39 per cent per game), just ahead of Okaka, and the number of times he loses possession on average (0.9) per game.
Having played the full 90 minutes in both World Cup games to date his pass accuracy stands at 84 %, this is surpassed by his tackle (6 — 100 %) and take - ons (6 — 86 %) success in
duels won.
Moyes» man have ten players with 2.5 or more aerial
duels won per 90 minutes compared to Liverpool's five.
In terms of aerial
duels won per 90, only 17 attackers in the Premier League can better his 3.88.
Of players who have played in all 10 games of the campaign, the 30 - year - old has the best passing accuracy (88 percent) and is no slouch in the defensive department either; ranking second in blocks and interceptions and in the top seven for
duels won.
Well, statistics such as interceptions per 90 (p / 90), tackles and
duels won percentages can be useful, as well as a player's, discipline, defensive errors and fouls p / 90.
The major difference between the two's figures for last season is their aerial ability with the Sevilla midfielder outdoing Coquelin for
duels won in the air per game; at 6ft1, he is taller than the Frenchman, who stands at 5» 10.
Krychowiak recorded 70.80 % of his aerial
duels won compared to Coquelin's 63.53 %.
A more important figure is the total
duels won percentage and Wanyama is the man to come out on top here.
With more interceptions, blocks, and aerial
duels won per game in Spain, Krychowiak holds up the best against Matic than the other options.
The former Boro man also boasts the highest amount of completed tackles (3.4) on average and successful aerial
duels won (2.8) of his peers.
Nonetheless, of the 23 under 23 players, the midfielder is joint top in ball recoveries (14), third in touches (142) and fourth in
duels won (11).
The Arsenal man leads the way for interceptions made per game with 2.84, while his tackles, blocks, and aerial
duels won are second across the board.
At Villa those stats didn't drop much — 3.7 tackles, 3.8 interceptions, 3.2 clearances, 2 aerial
duels won and dribbled past 1.1 times per 90.
Moreno's stats for 2015/16 — 2.9 tackles, 2 interceptions, 1.5 clearances, 0.5 aerial
duels won and he was dribbled past 1.1 times per 90.
• Most touches on the ball (95) • Most passes (78) • Most possession gained (15) • Most aerial
duels won (100 %) • Most distance covered (11.71 km)
Henderson also has the best aerial
duels won percentage with 57 % with Ramsey, Fabregas and Toure all with figures of 50 %.
At the individual level, he showed that he can play comfortably in any position at the back due to his pace and physical structure (three clearances, two interceptions, two tackles, 3/4
duels won including aerial duels and nine recoveries).
What is interesting is that former Manchester City attacker Georgios Samaras comes second with 48
duels won for Greece, ahead of Argentina star Lionel Messi.
Coquelin had the best overall defensive score, most tackles won, most aerial
duels won, highest % of total
duels won, most interceptions and most clearances.
Aerial
duels won per game 3.2 2.75 2.18 3.
List % total
duels won, fouls committed, tackles lost, % aerial
duels won, defensive errors.
Cazorla has a higher
duels won rate than both flamini and wilshire so he wouldn't be a liability if he is chosen I would have Love to see chambers at dm but we loaned out Karl
Then I picked nine different stats, including goals scored, shooting accuracy, assists, chances created, key passes,
duels won, aerial duels, shots taken and overall attacking score.
Giroud's were chances created, assists, key passes and aerial
duels won.
Compared all the stats you'd think for a defensive midfielder: tackles won / lost, aerial
duels won / lost, interceptions, blocks, clearances and the like, 12 comparisons in total.
Well it just so happens in 2011, the top ten headerers determined by
duels won AND goals scored of the ball both include Carroll at no 3 and Crouch at no 5.
Per might have 64 % aerial
duels won (you were off by 3 %), but who is to say he effectively dealt with those headers?
Coquelin is a beast, we might just forget about a Dm until the summer and just buy a Cb cos this guy is awesome, numerous interceptions, tackles, passes, aerial
duels won, i am impressed.
Mikel Arteta's game by numbers for Arsenal vs. Dinamo Zagreb: 0 chances created 0 tackles won 0 aerial
duels won 0 shots 0 crosses Yet according to Wenger, there are no better players out there.Sums up his delusion
Giroud comes out on top for Goals scored per game, tackles won per game, and arial
duels won per game (in attack and defence).
That is better, but should go further and look at the percentages of
duels won, being aerials, tackles, take - ons and fouls committed and against.
The younger man wins on the defensive side of things, with more interceptions and clearances per game, a higher percentage of
duels won and twice as many successful tackles per game.
Chambers would make the perfect def mid he has a 87 % pass accuracy He averages 7 defensive actions per game with a 63 %
duels won.
According to Sky Sports, Lamela led the way in tackles (nine),
duels won (12) and sprints (64), and covered more ground than any other player (11.29 km).
Not sure what stats are but I would like to see intercepted balls,
duels won for Azira vs Price or Cronin vs Price.
@ The article writer: Do u have their stats comparison: Tackles won / Lost, Assists, one on one
duels won / lost... etc
This is almost completely down to aerial
duels won where Benteke has almost DOUBLE the balls to win and comes out at 55 % compared to Girouds 50 %.
More passes, touches, blocks (twice as many), interceptions (again twice as many), 100 % effective clearances (9), more aerial
duels won etc..
Ozil in half the games has higher goals, assists, chances and
duel wins.
He was a force in the air, with seven aerial
duel wins in 10 tries.
Walker is averaging 22 minutes per ground
duel won, winning a tackle every 58 minutes — the young right back is averaging a challenge every 11 minutes.
The former Corinthians man is averaging 21 mins per ground
duel won, 52 mins per tackle won and 10 mins per challenge, suggesting the Brazilian midfielder is the «all - action» player as mentioned above regarding his attacking statistics.
Van Dijk can only do so much by himself, but with his rate of
duel wins comparing favourable to his fellow Liverpool defenders, this looks like it has the potential to be a good piece of business in the long run.
He also enjoyed success in aerial
duels winning two out of 3 (67 %) against Harry Kane & Moussa Dembele.