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Bernardo Espinosa

vs

David López

Position: Centre-back

La Liga – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 04.06.2018

Bernardo Espinosa vs David López. The two fantastic defenders in La Liga, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Bernardo Espinosa and David López in seven defensive categories:

• Tackles per match
• Clearances per match
• Blocks per match
• Interceptions per match
• Dribbled past per match
• Offside won per match
• Fouls per match

David López played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Bernardo Espinosa did — 37 to 34.
López played more minutes than Espinosa – 3330 to 2869.
David López has recorded 1.8 tackles per match in La Liga (EFRating = 4.06), which is more than Bernardo Espinosa’s 1.1 tackles per match (EFRating = 2.48).
Espinosa has managed to get 5 clearances per match in La Liga (EFRating = 3.17), which is more than David López’s 4.2 clearances per match (EFRating = 2.67).
López has 0.7 blocks per match in La Liga (EFRating = 4.90), compared to Espinosa’s 0.6 (EFRating = 4.20).
Bernardo Espinosa provided more La Liga interceptions, he has managed to get 1.9 interceptions per match (EFRating = 5.18), 0.1 more than David López did (EFRating = 4.91).
In La Liga, Espinosa has 0.4 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 1.25), while López has 0.7 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 0.71).
Bernardo Espinosa won more offsides in La Liga, he won 1.1 offsides per match (EFRating = 5.00), 0.5 more than David López did (EFRating = 2.73).
In La Liga, Bernardo Espinosa has 1.2 fouls per match (EFRating = 0.83), same like David López (EFRating = 0.83).

Based on the analysis above, Bernardo Espinosa is clearly the king of 4 defensive categories (interceptions per match, clearances per match, dribbled past per match and offside won per match).

David López is the king of 2 defensive categories (tackles per match and blocks per match).

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Bernardo Espinosa seems like superior defender in La Liga.