Two 2025-26 Serie A defenders. According to La Lente, who is the better Defender? Tackles per 90: A 0.81, B 1.64; Duels won: A 59 %, B 47 %; Times dribbled past per 90: A 0.27, B 1.16; Interceptions per 90: A 1.64, B 1.06; Aerials won per 90: A 2.55, B 0.95; Recoveries per 90: A 4.63, B 2.96.

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

Serie A · 2025-26

Stat	A	B
Tackles per 90	0.81	1.64
Duels won	59 %	47 %
Times dribbled past per 90	0.27	1.16
Interceptions per 90	1.64	1.06
Aerials won per 90	2.55	0.95
Recoveries per 90	4.63	2.96

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Player A. Evan Ndicka (Roma), Defender A (percentile 90), against Zé Pedro (Cagliari), X (percentile 10). Zé Pedro has more tackles per 90, but Evan Ndicka is dribbled past less and wins more duels.

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Zé Pedro records 1.64 tackles per 90 compared to Evan Ndicka's 0.81. Even so, Evan Ndicka wins 59% of duels and is beaten only 0.27 times per 90, against Zé Pedro's 1.16. Fewer desperate challenges often stem from better positioning.

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