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Sergio Escudero

vs

Marcelo

 

Position: Left-back

La Liga – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 19.06.2018

 

Sergio Escudero vs Marcelo. The two fantastic left-backs in La Liga, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Sergio Escudero and Marcelo 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

Marcelo played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Sergio Escudero did — 28 to 27.
Escudero played more minutes than Marcelo – 2332 to 2262.
Sergio Escudero has recorded 2.9 tackles per match in La Liga (EFRating = 6.55), which is more than Marcelo’s 1.9 tackles per match (EFRating = 4.29).
Escudero has managed to get 2 clearances per match in La Liga (EFRating = 1.27), which is more than Marcelo’s 0.5 clearances per match (EFRating = 0.32).
Sergio Escudero has 0.2 blocks per match in La Liga (EFRating = 1.40), compared to Marcelo’s 0.1 (EFRating = 0.70).
Escudero provided more La Liga interceptions, he has managed to get 2.5 interceptions per match (EFRating = 6.82), 1.4 more than Marcelo did (EFRating = 3.00).
In La Liga, Sergio Escudero has 1.1 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 0.45), while Marcelo has 1.3 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 0.38).
Escudero won more offsides in La Liga, he won 0.3 offsides per match (EFRating = 1.36), 0.2 more than Marcelo did (EFRating = 0.45).
In La Liga, Marcelo has 0.9 fouls per match (EFRating = 1.11), while Sergio Escudero has 1.3 fouls per match (EFRating = 0.77).

Based on the analysis above, Sergio Escudero is clearly the king of 6 defensive categories (tackles per match, interceptions per match, clearances per match, dribbled past per match, blocks per match and offside won per match).

Marcelo is the king of 1 defensive category (fouls per match).

 

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Sergio Escudero seems like the easy pick over Marcelo as the superior defender in La Liga.

 

Player	Sergio Escudero	Marcelo
EFRating	18.62	10.26