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Pick any two players and see their stats side by side, per 90 minutes over the same period. We tell you who’s ahead, stat by stat, and when a gap is too small to call.
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Written comparisons
Hand-picked pairs: the live numbers, plus what the numbers can’t tell you.
Philip Foden vs Bukayo Saka
Academy graduates who broke through at 17, Foden and Saka have met in a League Cup final, two Community Shields and title races, and were England team-mates until Foden was left out of the 2026 World Cup squad.
Last reviewed
Raphinha vs Lamine Yamal
Team-mates at Barcelona who have never met as opponents in a competitive game: the teenager who took over the right wing, and the captain, ten and a half years older, who was moved across to make room.
Last reviewedBukayo Saka vs Lamine Yamal
They play the same position for England and Spain, so when the countries meet they don't mark each other; in competitive games they have met twice, in the EURO 2024 final and at Wembley, and Spain won both.
Last reviewed
Moisés Caicedo vs Declan Rice
Two midfielders who joined London clubs a month apart in 2023 for £100m or more each, and who by their own account play different positions: Caicedo the holding No 6, Rice a box-to-box No 8.
Last reviewed
Benjamin Šeško vs Viktor Gyökeres
Two right-footed centre-forwards who made their Premier League debuts in the same game in August 2025, three weeks after Arsenal chose Gyökeres and eight days after Šeško signed for Manchester United.
Last reviewed
Arda Güler vs Lamine Yamal
Two left-footed playmakers born two years and four months apart, who have met five times since April 2025 without once being on the pitch together for a whole game.
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Fermín vs Jude Bellingham
Vinícius Júnior vs Kylian Mbappé
Bukayo Saka vs Cole Palmer- Lamine Yamal vs Vinícius Júnior
Pedri vs Rodri
Michael Olise vs Lamine Yamal
Erling Haaland vs Kylian Mbappé
Harry Kane vs Kylian Mbappé
Pedri vs Vitinha
Ousmane Dembélé vs Kylian Mbappé
Alexander Isak vs Viktor Gyökeres- Ousmane Dembélé vs Lamine Yamal
- Raphinha vs Vinícius Júnior
- Kylian Mbappé vs Lamine Yamal
- Erling Haaland vs Harry Kane
- Michael Olise vs Bukayo Saka
- Jude Bellingham vs Pedri
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Comparing players: common questions
›How do you compare two football players fairly?
We put both players on the same footing. We use the same period for both, turn every total into a rate per 90 minutes, and judge each stat against players in the same group: forwards, midfielders or defenders. We only say one player is ahead on a stat when the gap is big for that group and sure enough to hold. We never say who is the better player overall, because numbers can’t settle that.
›Why per 90 minutes?
Because players get different amounts of time on the pitch. A striker with 10 goals in 1,500 minutes scores more often than one with 12 goals in 3,000 minutes: 0.60 goals per 90 against 0.36. Per 90 minutes turns every total into a rate for one full match, so a regular starter and a player who often comes off the bench can be compared fairly. We need 1,800 minutes, about 20 full matches, before we name a leader.
›Which players and leagues can I compare?
You can search any player we have. About 6,000 have enough minutes for a full comparison: 1,800 minutes over the last two years. Most of them play in 16 leagues: the Premier League, La Liga, Serie A, the Bundesliga and Ligue 1; the second divisions of England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France; and the Eredivisie, Primeira Liga, Belgian Pro League, Süper Lig, Brasileirão and MLS. With fewer minutes, you still see the numbers, and we say it’s too early for a verdict.
›Why does it sometimes say “too close to call”, or give no verdict?
Because small gaps often don’t last. We tested the method on ten past seasons. On goals per 90 between forwards, the gaps we’re only just willing to name held up about 7 times in 10 the next season, and the surest about 9 times in 10. Anything smaller is too close to call. Some pairs get no verdict at all: goalkeepers, because save rates barely repeat from one season to the next and we don’t have shot quality; and players in different jobs, like a striker and a centre-back, or a centre-back and a midfielder. They still get the facts side by side. Defenders are judged on what we track: tackles, interceptions, duels won and pass completion, with goals and chances as a footnote; clearances, blocks and aerial duels are not tracked.
›How often are the numbers updated?
Once a day. Written comparisons also show the date we last reviewed their words.
›What can’t the numbers tell you?
Quite a lot. We don’t measure shot quality, pace, aerial duels or how strong each league is, and numbers can’t see what a coach asks a player to do. That’s why some pairs have a written comparison: it adds what the numbers miss, with sources.