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Leonardo Bonucci

vs

Milan Skriniar

Position: Centre-back

Serie A – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 28.05.2018

Leonardo Bonucci vs Milan Skriniar. The two fantastic defenders in Serie A, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Leonardo Bonucci and Milan Skriniar 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

Milan Skriniar played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Leonardo Bonucci did — 38 to 35.
Skriniar played more minutes than Bonucci – 3420 to 3085.
Milan Skriniar has recorded 2.3 tackles per match in Serie A (EFRating = 5.19), which is more than Leonardo Bonucci’s 0.9 tackles per match (EFRating = 2.03).
Skriniar has managed to get 4.5 clearances per match in Serie A (EFRating = 2.86), which is more than Leonardo Bonucci’s 3.7 clearances per match (EFRating = 2.35).
Milan Skriniar has 0.7 blocks per match in Serie A (EFRating = 4.90), compared to Leonardo Bonucci’s 0.6 (EFRating = 4.20).
Leonardo Bonucci provided more Serie A interceptions, he has managed to get 1.5 interceptions per match (EFRating = 4.09), 0.6 more than Milan Skriniar did (EFRating = 2.45).
In Serie A, Leonardo Bonucci has 0.2 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 2.50), while Milan Skriniar has 0.7 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 0.71).
Bonucci won more offsides in Serie A, he won 1 offside per match (EFRating = 4.55), 0.3 more than Skriniar did (EFRating = 3.18).
In Serie A, Leonardo Bonucci has 0.7 fouls per match (EFRating = 1.43), while Milan Skriniar has 1.1 fouls per match (EFRating = 0.91).

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

Milan Skriniar is the king of 3 defensive categories (tackles per match, clearances per match and blocks per match).

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Leonardo Bonucci seems like superior defender in Serie A.