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Roberto Firmino

vs

Alexandre Lacazette

Position: Forward

Premier League – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 05.08.2018

Roberto Firmino vs Alexandre Lacazette. The two fantastic forwards in Premier League, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Roberto Firmino and Alexandre Lacazette in five offensive categories:

• Goals
• Assists
• Shots per match
• Key passes per match
• Dribbles per match

Roberto Firmino played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Alexandre Lacazette did — 37 to 32.
Firmino played more minutes than Lacazette – 2778 to 2212.
In Premier League, Roberto Firmino has scored 15 goals (EFRating = 5.25), while Alexandre Lacazette has scored 14 goals (EFRating = 4.90).
Firmino has created 7 assists in Premier League (EFRating = 1.33), which is more than Lacazette’s 4 assists (EFRating = 0.76).
In Premier League, Roberto Firmino has completed 2.3 shots per match (EFRating = 2.22), while Alexandre Lacazette has completed only 2.1 (EFRating = 2.03).
Firmino has recorded 1.5 key passes per match in Premier League (EFRating = 3.38), compared to Alexandre Lacazette’s 1.1 (EFRating = 2.48).
In Premier League, Firmino has completed 1.3 dribbles per match (EFRating = 2.25), while Alexandre Lacazette has completed only one per match (EFRating = 1.73).

Based on the analysis above, Roberto Firmino is clearly the king of 5 offensive categories (goals, assists, shots per match , key passes per match and dribbles per match ).

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Roberto Firmino seems like superior offensive player in Premier League.