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Ciro Immobile

vs

Edin Dzeko

 

Position: Forward

Serie A – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 23.07.2018

 

Ciro Immobile vs Edin Dzeko. The two fantastic forwards in Serie A, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Ciro Immobile and Edin Dzeko in five offensive categories:

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

Edin Dzeko played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Ciro Immobile did — 36 to 33.
Dzeko played more minutes than Immobile – 3019 to 2697.
In Serie A, Ciro Immobile has scored 29 goals (EFRating = 10.15), while Edin Dzeko has scored 16 goals (EFRating = 5.60).
Immobile has created 9 assists in Serie A (EFRating = 1.71), which is more than Dzeko’s 4 assists (EFRating = 0.76).
In Serie A, Edin Dzeko has completed 4.2 shots per match (EFRating = 4.06), while Ciro Immobile has completed only 3.3 (EFRating = 3.19).
Dzeko has recorded 1.4 key passes per match in Serie A (EFRating = 3.15), compared to Immobile’s 1.2 (EFRating = 2.70).
In Serie A, Edin Dzeko has completed 1.1 dribbles per match (EFRating = 1.90), while Ciro Immobile has completed only 0.8 (EFRating = 1.38).

Based on the analysis above, Ciro Immobile is clearly the king of 2 offensive categories (goals and assists).

Edin Dzeko is the king of 3 offensive categories (shots per match , key passes per match and dribbles per match ).

 

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Ciro Immobile seems like the easy pick over Edin Dzeko as the superior offensive player in Serie A.

 

Player	Ciro Immobile	Edin Dzeko
EFRating	19.13	15.47