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Riyad Mahrez vs Mohamed Salah – Premier League – 2017/2018

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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

 

Riyad Mahrez
Riyad Mahrez

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