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Riyad Mahrez

vs

Mohamed Salah

 

Position: Winger (Right)

Premier League – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 21.07.2018

 

Riyad Mahrez vs Mohamed Salah. The two fantastic wingers in Premier League, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Riyad Mahrez and Mohamed Salah in five passing categories:

• Assists
• Key passes per match
• Passes per match
• Pass success percentage
• Crosses past per match

Riyad Mahrez played 36 games in 2017/18 season for his team same like Mohamed Salah.
Mahrez played more minutes than Salah – 2961 to 2922.
Mohamed Salah has 10 assists in Premier League (EFRating = 8.00), same like Riyad Mahrez (EFRating = 8.00).
Salah has recorded 1.7 key passes per match in Premier League (EFRating = 3.70), compared to Mahrez’s 1.6 (EFRating = 3.48).
Riyad Mahrez has created 35.4 passes per match in Premier League (EFRating = 1.74), which is more than Mohamed Salah’s 26.3 passes per match (EFRating = 1.29).
In Premier League, Riyad Mahrez has completed 79.6% of his passes (EFRating = 1.53), while Mohamed Salah has completed only 76.7% (EFRating = 0.57).
Mahrez has recorded 1 cross per match in Premier League (EFRating = 3.53), compared to Salah’s 0.8 (EFRating = 2.82).

Based on the analysis above, Riyad Mahrez is clearly the king of 3 passing categories (passes per match, pass success percentage and crosses per match).

Mohamed Salah is the king of 1 passing category (key passes per match).

 

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Riyad Mahrez seems like superior passer in Premier League.

 

Player	Riyad Mahrez	Mohamed Salah
EFRating	18.28	16.38