Benjamin Pavard or Leonardo Balerdi, Olympique Marseille 2025-26: who was the better Defender? Minutes: Benjamin Pavard 1928, Leonardo Balerdi 2011; Tackles per 90: Benjamin Pavard 1.35, Leonardo Balerdi 2.19; Duels won: Benjamin Pavard 61 %, Leonardo Balerdi 57 %; Times dribbled past per 90: Benjamin Pavard 0.23, Leonardo Balerdi 1.12; Interceptions per 90: Benjamin Pavard 1.21, Leonardo Balerdi 1.21.

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Benjamin Pavard or Leonardo Balerdi, Olympique Marseille 2025-26: who was the better Defender?

Ligue 1 · 2025-26

Stat	Benjamin Pavard	Leonardo Balerdi
Minutes	1928	2011
Tackles per 90	1.35	2.19
Duels won	61 %	57 %
Times dribbled past per 90	0.23	1.12
Interceptions per 90	1.21	1.21

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Benjamin Pavard: Defender A (percentile 87), against C (percentile 55) for Leonardo Balerdi. Leonardo Balerdi has more tackles per 90, but Benjamin Pavard is dribbled past less and wins more duels.

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Leonardo Balerdi logged more tackles per 90 (2.19 to 1.35), but was also dribbled past 1.12 times per match. Benjamin Pavard was beaten just 0.23 times per 90 and won 61% of duels, earning an A grade.

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