Two 2025-26 Premier League defenders. According to La Lente, who is the better Defender? Tackles per 90: A 1.54, B 0.58; Duels won: A 48 %, B 74 %; Times dribbled past per 90: A 0.97, B 0.05; Interceptions per 90: A 0.74, B 0.74; Aerials won per 90: A 1.54, B 4.58; Recoveries per 90: A 3.94, B 2.32.

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

Premier League · 2025-26

Stat	A	B
Tackles per 90	1.54	0.58
Duels won	48 %	74 %
Times dribbled past per 90	0.97	0.05
Interceptions per 90	0.74	0.74
Aerials won per 90	1.54	4.58
Recoveries per 90	3.94	2.32

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Player B. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Defender A (percentile 90), against Bashir Humphreys (Burnley), X (percentile 6). Bashir Humphreys has more tackles per 90, but Virgil van Dijk wins more duels and is dribbled past less.

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Bashir Humphreys posts 1.54 tackles per 90 compared to Virgil van Dijk's 0.58. Yet Virgil van Dijk wins 74% of total duels and is dribbled past only 0.05 times per 90. Frequent tackling often indicates necessity rather than superior defensive control.

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