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Sergio Aguero

vs

Romelu Lukaku

Position: Forward

Premier League – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 31.07.2018

Sergio Aguero vs Romelu Lukaku. The two fantastic forwards in Premier League, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Sergio Aguero and Romelu Lukaku in five offensive categories:

• Goals
• Assists
• Shots per match
• Key passes per match
• Dribbles per match

Romelu Lukaku played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Sergio Aguero did — 34 to 25.
Lukaku played more minutes than Aguero – 2869 to 1969.
In Premier League, Sergio Aguero has scored 21 goals (EFRating = 7.35), while Romelu Lukaku has scored 16 goals (EFRating = 5.60).
Romelu Lukaku has created 7 assists in Premier League (EFRating = 1.33), which is more than Sergio Aguero’s 6 assists (EFRating = 1.14).
In Premier League, Aguero has completed 3.8 shots per match (EFRating = 3.67), while Lukaku has completed only 2.5 (EFRating = 2.41).
Sergio Aguero has recorded 1.6 key passes per match in Premier League (EFRating = 3.60), compared to Romelu Lukaku’s one per match (EFRating = 2.25).
In Premier League, Sergio Aguero has completed 2.2 dribbles per match (EFRating = 3.81), while Romelu Lukaku has completed only one per match (EFRating = 1.73).

Based on the analysis above, Sergio Aguero is clearly the king of 4 offensive categories (goals, shots per match , key passes per match and dribbles per match).

Romelu Lukaku is the king of 1 offensive category (assists).

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Sergio Aguero seems like the easy pick over Romelu Lukaku as the superior offensive player in Premier League.