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Gianmarco Ferrari

vs

Stefan de Vrij

Position: Centre-back

Serie A – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 08.06.2018

Gianmarco Ferrari vs Stefan de Vrij. The two fantastic defenders in Serie A, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Gianmarco Ferrari and Stefan de Vrij 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

Stefan de Vrij played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Gianmarco Ferrari did — 36 to 30.
De Vrij played more minutes than Ferrari – 3042 to 2644.
Stefan de Vrij has recorded 0.9 tackles per match in Serie A (EFRating = 2.03), which is more than Gianmarco Ferrari’s 0.4 tackles per match (EFRating = 0.90).
Ferrari has managed to get 4.8 clearances per match in Serie A (EFRating = 3.05), which is more than De Vrij’s 4.3 clearances per match (EFRating = 2.73).
Gianmarco Ferrari has 1.3 blocks per match in Serie A (EFRating = 9.10), compared to Stefan de Vrij’s 0.7 (EFRating = 4.90).
Stefan de Vrij provided more Serie A interceptions, he has managed to get 2 interceptions per match (EFRating = 5.45), 1 more than Gianmarco Ferrari did (EFRating = 2.73).
In Serie A, Gianmarco Ferrari has 0.2 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 2.50), while Stefan de Vrij has 0.3 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 1.67).
Ferrari won more offsides in Serie A, he won 0.9 offsides per match (EFRating = 4.09), 0.3 more than De Vrij did (EFRating = 2.73).
In Serie A, Stefan de Vrij has 0.5 fouls per match (EFRating = 2.00), while Gianmarco Ferrari has 0.7 fouls per match (EFRating = 1.43).

Based on the analysis above, Gianmarco Ferrari is clearly the king of 4 defensive categories (clearances per match, dribbled past per match, blocks per match and offside won per match).

Stefan de Vrij is the king of 3 defensive categories (tackles per match, interceptions per match and fouls per match).

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Gianmarco Ferrari seems like superior defender in Serie A.