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Two 2025-26 Ligue 1 defenders. According to La Lente, who is the better Defender?

Ligue 1 · 2025-26

StatAB
Tackles per 901.221.84
Duels won67 %52 %
Times dribbled past per 900.370.80
Interceptions per 901.631.12
Aerials won per 901.590.98
Recoveries per 904.825.97
  1. Player A
  2. Player B
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Answer

Player A. Aïssa Mandi (LOSC Lille), Defender S (percentile 94), against Jean-Philippe Gbamin (Metz), X (percentile 27). Jean-Philippe Gbamin has more tackles per 90, but Aïssa Mandi wins more duels and is dribbled past less.

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Jean-Philippe Gbamin tallies more tackles per 90 (1.84 to 1.22), but Aïssa Mandi guarantees greater security. Mandi wins 67% of duels and gets beaten less than half as often (0.37 to 0.80).

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