Euro Football Rumours

Vitor Hugo

vs

Rafael Tolói

Position: Centre-back

Serie A – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 31.05.2018

Vitor Hugo vs Rafael Tolói. 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 Vitor Hugo and Rafael Tolói 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

Rafael Tolói played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Vitor Hugo did — 31 to 19.
Tolói played more minutes than Hugo – 2449 to 1204.
Rafael Tolói has recorded 2.3 tackles per match in Serie A (EFRating = 5.19), which is more than Vitor Hugo’s 1.7 tackles per match (EFRating = 3.84).
Vitor Hugo has managed to get 4.7 clearances per match in Serie A (EFRating = 2.98), which is more than Rafael Tolói’s 3.6 clearances per match (EFRating = 2.29).
Hugo has 0.3 blocks per match in Serie A (EFRating = 2.10), compared to Tolói’s 0.5 (EFRating = 3.50).
Vitor Hugo has managed to get 2.3 interceptions per match (EFRating = 6.27), 0.3 more than Rafael Tolói (EFRating = 5.45).
In Serie A, Hugo has 0.4 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 1.25), while Tolói has 1.1 dribbled past per match (EFRating = 0.45).
Hugo won more offsides in Serie A, he won 0.4 offsides per match (EFRating = 1.82), 0.1 more than Rafael Tolói did (EFRating = 1.36).
In Serie A, Rafael Tolói has 1 foul per match (EFRating = 1.00), while Vitor Hugo has 0.7 fouls per match (EFRating = 1.43).

Based on the analysis above, Vitor Hugo is clearly the king of 5 defensive categories (clearances per match, dribbled past per match, fouls per match, interceptions per match and offside won per match).

Rafael Tolói is the king of 2 defensive categories (tackles per match and blocks per match).

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Vitor Hugo seems like superior defender in Serie A.