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Antonio Candreva

vs

Suso

Position: Winger (Right)

Serie A – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 18.07.2018

Antonio Candreva vs Suso. The two fantastic wingers in Serie A, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Antonio Candreva and Suso in five passing categories:

• Assists
• Key passes per match
• Passes per match
• Pass success percentage
• Crosses past per match

Antonio Candreva played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Suso did — 36 to 35.
Suso played more minutes than Candreva – 2847 to 2563.
Antonio Candreva has 8 assists in Serie A (EFRating = 6.40), which is more than Suso’s 7 assists (EFRating = 5.60).
Suso has recorded 2.3 key passes per match in Serie A (EFRating = 5.00), compared to Antonio Candreva’s 2 (EFRating = 4.35).
Suso has created 40 passes per match in Serie A (EFRating = 1.96), which is more than Candreva ‘s 35.7 passes per match (EFRating = 1.75).
In Serie A, Antonio Candreva has completed 82.5% of his passes (EFRating = 2.50), while Suso has completed 81.3% (EFRating = 2.10).
Candreva has recorded 1.7 crosses per match in Serie A (EFRating = 6.00), compared to Suso’s 1.1 (EFRating = 3.88).

Based on the analysis above, Antonio Candreva is clearly the king of 3 passing categories (assists, pass success percentage and crosses per match).

Suso is the king of 2 passing categories (key passes per match and passes per match).

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Antonio Candreva seems like the easy pick over Suso as the superior passer in Serie A.