# Virgil van Dijk or Mats Wieffer: who is the better Defender? 2025-26 Premier League | La Lente trivia

> Virgil van Dijk or Mats Wieffer: who is the better Defender? 2025-26 Premier League. The answer and the context, with La Lente data.

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Datos al: 2026-09-29

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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 | 0.58 | 3.11 |
| Duels won | 74 % | 49 % |
| Times dribbled past per 90 | 0.05 | 1.60 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 0.74 | 1.23 |
| Aerials won per 90 | 4.58 | 2.07 |
| Recoveries per 90 | 2.32 | 4.71 |

- Player A
- Player B

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Answer

**Player A.** Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), Defender A (percentile 90), against Mats Wieffer (Brighton & Hove Albion), X (percentile 28). Mats Wieffer has more tackles per 90, but Virgil van Dijk wins more duels and is dribbled past less.

Context

Mats Wieffer posts 3.11 tackles per 90 against Virgil van Dijk's 0.58, yet high tackling numbers don't equal defensive superiority. Van Dijk wins an exceptional 74% of duels and is dribbled past just 0.05 times per 90 compared to Wieffer's 1.60.

[Profile of Virgil van Dijk →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/virgil-van-dijk-1743/) [Profile of Mats Wieffer →](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/mats-wieffer-24082563/)

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