Two 2025-26 Serie A forwards. According to La Lente, who is the better Striker? Non-penalty goals: A 6, B 8; Danger created (xG) per 90: A 0.38, B 0.25; Goals per expected goal: A 0.79, B 0.97; Shot quality (xG per shot): A 0.19, B 0.11; Goals per 90: A 0.30, B 0.24; Shots per 90: A 2.0, B 2.2.

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

Serie A · 2025-26

Stat	A	B
Non-penalty goals	6	8
Danger created (xG) per 90	0.38	0.25
Goals per expected goal	0.79	0.97
Shot quality (xG per shot)	0.19	0.11
Goals per 90	0.30	0.24
Shots per 90	2.0	2.2

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Player A. Jonathan David (Juventus), Striker A (percentile 78), against Mateo Pellegrino (Parma), C (percentile 50). Mateo Pellegrino has more non-penalty goals, but Jonathan David creates more danger and shoots from better positions.

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Pellegrino scored more non-penalty goals, but David consistently reaches better scoring positions. David averaged 0.19 xG per shot and 0.38 xG per 90, comfortably outpacing Pellegrino's underlying output.

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