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Ben Mee

vs

Michael Keane

 

Position: Centre-back

Premier League – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 01.06.2018

 

Ben Mee vs Michael Keane. The two fantastic defenders in Premier League, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Ben Mee and Michael Keane 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

 

Michael Keane played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Ben Mee did — 30 to 29.
Mee played more minutes than Keane – 2610 to 2561.
Michael Keane has recorded 1.1 tackles per match in Premier League (EFRating = 2.48), which is same like Ben Mee. (EFRating = 2.48).
Mee has managed to get 7.2 clearances per match in Premier League (EFRating = 4.57), which is more than Keane’s 6.9 clearances per match (EFRating = 4.38).
Ben Mee has 1.4 blocks per match in Premier League (EFRating = 9.80), compared to Michael Keane’s 0.9 (EFRating = 6.30).
Michael Keane provided more Premier League interceptions, he has managed to get 1.8 interceptions per match (EFRating = 4.91), 0.7 more than Ben Mee did (EFRating = 3.00).
In Premier League, Ben Mee has 0.4 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 1.25), while Michael Keane has 0.8 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 0.63).
Keane won more offsides in Premier League, he won 0.9 offsides per match (EFRating = 4.09), 0.6 more than Ben Mee did (EFRating = 1.36).
In Premier League, Ben Mee has 0.5 fouls per match (EFRating = 2.00), while Michael Keane has 0.7 fouls per match (EFRating = 1.43).

Based on the analysis above, Ben Mee is clearly the king of 4 defensive categories (clearances per match, dribbled past per match, blocks per match and fouls per match).

Michael Keane is the king of 2 defensive categories (interceptions per match and offside won per match).

 

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Ben Mee seems like superior defender in Premier League.

 

Player	Ben Mee	Michael Keane
EFRating	24.47	24.22