Two 2025-26 Ligue 1 defenders. According to La Lente, who is the better Defender? Tackles per 90: A 0.87, B 2.13; Duels won: A 63 %, B 50 %; Times dribbled past per 90: A 0.42, B 0.76; Interceptions per 90: A 1.49, B 1.19; Aerials won per 90: A 2.68, B 0.72; Recoveries per 90: A 3.27, B 3.69.

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Two 2025-26 Ligue 1 defenders. According to La Lente, who is the better Defender?

Ligue 1 · 2025-26

Stat	A	B
Tackles per 90	0.87	2.13
Duels won	63 %	50 %
Times dribbled past per 90	0.42	0.76
Interceptions per 90	1.49	1.19
Aerials won per 90	2.68	0.72
Recoveries per 90	3.27	3.69

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Player A. Rasmus Nicolaisen (Toulouse), Defender A (percentile 86), against Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Olympique Lyonnais), X (percentile 12). Ainsley Maitland-Niles has more tackles per 90, but Rasmus Nicolaisen wins more duels and wins more in the air.

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Ainsley Maitland-Niles records 2.13 tackles per 90 to Rasmus Nicolaisen's 0.87, but volume can be deceptive. Nicolaisen commands the aerial game (2.68 vs. 0.72 won per 90) and wins a considerably higher share of overall duels (63% to 50%).

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