Two 2025-26 Premier League defenders. According to La Lente, who is the better Defender? Tackles per 90: A 1.98, B 0.75; Duels won: A 56 %, B 65 %; Times dribbled past per 90: A 0.64, B 0.23; Interceptions per 90: A 1.07, B 0.94; Aerials won per 90: A 0.69, B 4.56; Recoveries per 90: A 3.85, B 3.59.

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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	1.98	0.75
Duels won	56 %	65 %
Times dribbled past per 90	0.64	0.23
Interceptions per 90	1.07	0.94
Aerials won per 90	0.69	4.56
Recoveries per 90	3.85	3.59

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Player B. Sepp van den Berg (Brentford), Defender A (percentile 92), against Lutsharel Geertruida (Sunderland), C (percentile 38). Lutsharel Geertruida has more tackles per 90, but Sepp van den Berg is dribbled past less and wins more in the air.

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Lutsharel Geertruida averages 1.98 tackles per 90, well above Sepp van den Berg's 0.75. However, Sepp van den Berg is dribbled past fewer times (0.23 to 0.64) and wins 4.56 aerials per 90. Tackling volume does not define overall defensive reliability.

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