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Christophe Herelle

vs

Loic Perrin

Position: Centre-back

Ligue 1 – 2018/2019

Statistical Analysis

Date: 27.06.2019

We all have favorite defenders. Either because they play in our favorite football team, because the way they play the game suits our eyes or because of what they have accomplished. Obviously, and Football being such a passionate sport, more often than not, football fans tend to be constantly against each other, trying to demonstrate that their favorite football player is the best and nobody can outplay him.

Football is a universal language, that can inspire discussion between people from all parts of the globe. The debate that can inspire an opinion from just about any football fan around the globe concerns the relative merits of Christophe Herelle and Loic Perrin.

Christophe Herelle vs Loic Perrin. The two fantastic defenders in Ligue 1, but who has performed better in 2018/19 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Christophe Herelle and Loic Perrin 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

Christophe Herelle played more games in 2018/19 season for his team than Loic Perrin did — 33 to 31.
Herelle played more minutes than Perrin – 2938 to 2702.
Christophe Herelle has recorded 2.2 tackles per match in Ligue 1, which is more than Loic Perrin’s 1.7 tackles per match.
Herelle has managed to get 4.6 clearances per match in Ligue 1, which is more than Loic Perrin’s 3.6 clearances per match.
Perrin has 0.8 blocks per match in Ligue 1, compared to Christophe Herelle’s 0.5.
Christophe Herelle provided more Ligue 1 interceptions, he has managed to get 1.8 interceptions per match, 0.4 more than Loic Perrin did.
In Ligue 1, Christophe Herelle has 0.3 dribbled past per match, while Loic Perrin has 0.4 dribbled past per match.
Perrin won 0.5 offsides per match, same like Herelle did.
In Ligue 1, Loic Perrin has 0.8 fouls per match, while Christophe Herelle has 1.0 fouls per match.

Based on the analysis above, Christophe Herelle is clearly the king of 4 defensive categories (tackles per match, interceptions per match, clearances per match and dribbled past per match).

Loic Perrin is the king of 2 defensive categories (blocks per match and fouls per match).

The final score is 4-2, with one tie.
In conclusion, with all the statistics, Christophe Herelle seems like superior defender in Ligue 1.

Christophe Herelle or Loic Perrin: Which defender would you want in your side?

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