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Giorgio Chiellini

vs

Kalidou Koulibaly

Position: Centre-back

Serie A – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 26.05.2018

Giorgio Chiellini vs Kalidou Koulibaly. 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 Giorgio Chiellini and Kalidou Koulibaly 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

Kalidou Koulibaly played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Giorgio Chiellini did — 35 to 26.
Koulibaly played more minutes than Chiellini – 3066 to 2163.
Kalidou Koulibaly has recorded 1.5 tackles per match in Serie A (EFRating = 3.39), which is more than Giorgio Chiellini’s 1.1 tackles per match (EFRating = 2.48).
Chiellini has managed to get 5.3 clearances per match in Serie A (EFRating = 3.37), which is more than Koulibaly’s 3.2 clearances per match (EFRating = 2.03).
Giorgio Chiellini has 0.5 blocks per match in Serie A (EFRating = 3.50), same as Kalidou Koulibaly (EFRating = 3.50).
Chiellini provided more Serie A interceptions, he has managed to get 1.8 interceptions per match (EFRating = 4.91), 0.7 more than Kalidou Koulibaly did (EFRating = 3.00).
In Serie A, Giorgio Chiellini has 0.3 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 1.67), while Kalidou Koulibaly has 0.6 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 0.83).
Koulibaly won more offsides in Serie A, he won 0.8 offsides per match (EFRating = 3.64), 0.5 more than Chiellini did (EFRating = 1.36).
In Serie A, Kalidou Koulibaly has 0.9 fouls per match (EFRating = 1.11), while Giorgio Chiellini has 1.2 fouls per match (EFRating = 0.83).

Based on the analysis above, Giorgio Chiellini is clearly the king of 3 defensive categories (interceptions per match, clearances per match and dribbled past per match).

Kalidou Koulibaly is the king of 3 defensive categories (tackles per match, fouls per match and offside won per match).

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Giorgio Chiellini seems like as the superior defender in Serie A.