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Willian José

vs

Karim Benzema

Position: Forward

La Liga – 2017/2018

Statistical Analysis

Date: 03.08.2018

Willian José vs Karim Benzema. The two fantastic forwards in La Liga, but who has performed better in 2017/18 season?

Therefore we have made an analysis of the statistics achieved by Willian José and Karim Benzema in five offensive categories:

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

Willian José played more games in 2017/18 season for his team than Karim Benzema did — 34 to 32.
José played more minutes than Benzema – 2780 to 2156.
In La Liga, Willian José has scored 15 goals (EFRating = 5.25), while Karim Benzema has scored 5 goals (EFRating = 1.75).
Karim Benzema has created 10 assists in La Liga (EFRating = 1.90), which is more than Willian José’s 4 assists (EFRating = 0.76).
In La Liga, José has completed 2.6 shots per match (EFRating = 2.51), while Benzema has completed only 2.0 (EFRating = 1.93).
Karim Benzema has recorded 1.4 key passes per match in La Liga (EFRating = 3.15), compared to Willian José’s 1.2 (EFRating = 2.70).
In La Liga, Karim Benzema has completed one dribble per match (EFRating = 1.73), while Willian José has completed only 0.5 (EFRating = 0.87).

Based on the analysis above, Willian José is clearly the king of 2 offensive categories (goals, and shots per match).

Karim Benzema is the king of 3 offensive categories (assists, key passes per match and dribbles per match ).

In conclusion, with all the statistics, Willian José seems like superior offensive player in La Liga.