Castrol data shows Ricardo Carvalho surpasses Gerard Piqué in terms of ground duels success; however the Barcelona player has been more clinical in the air.
Both defenders share an eye for goal: Carvalho having found the net on three occasions this season in the league, while Piqué has scored twice. The Portuguese has converted 33% of his shots, compared to 13% for the Catalan.
Carvalho v Piqué – Liga 2010-11
|
Player |
Ricardo Carvalho |
Gerard Piqué |
|
Team |
Real Madrid |
Barcelona |
|
Appearances |
28 | 27 |
|
Starts |
26 | 25 |
|
Minutes On Pitch |
2,325 | 2,319 |
|
Defending |
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|
Tackles Made |
59 | 50 |
|
Tackle Success Rate |
68% | 78% |
|
Last Man Tackles |
6 | 1 |
|
Blocks |
18 | 8 |
|
Total Clearances |
129 | 103 |
|
Headed Clearances |
53 | 58 |
|
Clearances Off the Line |
0 | 1 |
|
Interceptions |
63 | 53 |
|
Duels |
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|
Ground Duels |
122 | 118 |
|
Ground Duels won % |
61% | 58% |
|
Aerial Duels |
46 | 52 |
|
Aerial Duels won % |
54% | 60% |
|
Discipline |
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|
Fouls |
30 | 25 |
|
Fouls won |
13 | 13 |
|
Yellow Cards |
8 | 7 |
|
Red Cards |
1 | 1 |
|
Passing |
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|
Touches |
1655 | 2263 |
|
Touches per game |
59.1 | 83.8 |
|
Goal Assists |
0 | 1 |
|
Key Passes |
2 | 6 |
|
Total Passes |
1187 | 1762 |
|
Pass Completion % |
88% | 88% |
|
Going Forward |
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|
Goals |
3 | 2 |
|
Headed Goals |
0 | 0 |
|
Shots |
9 | 15 |
|
Shots On Target |
5 | 7 |
|
Shots Off Target |
4 | 8 |
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