Euro Football Rumours

Douglas Santos

vs

Philipp Max

 

Position: Left-back

Bundesliga – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 18.06.2018

 

Douglas Santos vs Philipp Max. The two fantastic left-backs in Bundesliga, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Douglas Santos and Philipp Max 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

Philipp Max played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Douglas Santos did — 33 to 27.
Max played more minutes than Santos – 2960 to 2378.
Douglas Santos has recorded 3.3 tackles per match in Bundesliga (EFRating = 7.45), which is more than Philipp Max’s 2 tackles per match (EFRating = 4.52).
Santos has managed to get 3 clearances per match in Bundesliga (EFRating = 1.90), which is more than Philipp Max’s 1.8 clearances per match (EFRating = 1.14).
Max has 0.2 blocks per match in Bundesliga (EFRating = 1.40), compared to Santos’s 0.1 (EFRating = 0.70).
Douglas Santos provided more Bundesliga interceptions, he has managed to get 2.1 interceptions per match (EFRating = 5.73), 1.1 more than Max did (EFRating = 2.73).
In Bundesliga, Philipp Max has 0.8 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 0.63), while Douglas Santos has 1.4 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 0.36).
Max won 0.1 offsides per match (EFRating = 0.45), same like Santos did (EFRating = 0.45).
In Bundesliga, Philipp Max has 0.8 fouls per match (EFRating = 1.25), while Douglas Santos has 1.4 fouls per match (EFRating = 0.71).

Based on the analysis above, Douglas Santos is clearly the king of 3 defensive categories (tackles per match, interceptions per match and clearances per match).

Philipp Max is the king of 3 defensive categories (dribbled past per match, blocks per match, and fouls per match).

 

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Douglas Santos seems like the easy pick over Philipp Max as the superior defender in Bundesliga.

 

Player	Douglas Santos	Philipp Max
EFRating	17.31	12.12