Player Comparison: Saúl Ñíguez vs. Mikel Merino

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Compare player statistics for: Saúl Ñíguez in 2023-24 vs. Mikel Merino in 2023-24, Domestic Leagues.

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Standard Stats

Standard Stats Table
					Playing Time				Performance								Expected				Progression			Per 90 Minutes
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	MP	Starts	Min	90s	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	PK	PKatt	CrdY	CrdR	xG	npxG	xAG	npxG+xAG	PrgC	PrgP	PrgR	Gls	Ast	G+A	G-PK	G+A-PK	xG	xAG	xG+xAG	npxG	npxG+xAG
Saúl Ñíguez	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Atlético Madrid	33	14	1,354	15.0	1	4	5	1	0	0	8	0	1.5	1.5	3.2	4.6	21	34	43	0.07	0.27	0.33	0.07	0.33	0.10	0.21	0.31	0.10	0.31
Mikel Merino	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Real Sociedad	32	27	2,482	27.6	5	3	8	5	0	0	10	0	3.3	3.3	1.9	5.2	26	163	99	0.18	0.11	0.29	0.18	0.29	0.12	0.07	0.19	0.12	0.19

Shooting

Shooting Table
						Standard												Expected
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Gls	Sh	SoT	SoT%	Sh/90	SoT/90	G/Sh	G/SoT	Dist	FK	PK	PKatt	xG	npxG	npxG/Sh	G-xG	np:G-xG
Saúl Ñíguez	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Atlético Madrid	15.0	1	16	4	25.0	1.06	0.27	0.06	0.25	14.5	0	0	0	1.5	1.5	0.09	-0.5	-0.5
Mikel Merino	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Real Sociedad	27.6	5	30	11	36.7	1.09	0.40	0.17	0.45	13.9	0	0	0	3.3	3.3	0.11	+1.7	+1.7

Passing

Passing Table
						Total					Short			Medium			Long					Expected
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	TotDist	PrgDist	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Cmp	Att	Cmp%	Ast	xAG	xA	A-xAG	KP	1/3	PPA	CrsPA	PrgP
Saúl Ñíguez	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Atlético Madrid	15.0	546	678	80.5	7661	1714	335	380	88.2	164	198	82.8	24	48	50.0	4	3.2	2.1	+0.8	14	44	9	5	34
Mikel Merino	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Real Sociedad	27.6	1076	1413	76.2	17048	4802	594	711	83.5	363	473	76.7	87	132	65.9	3	1.9	2.8	+1.1	20	122	27	3	163

Pass Types

Pass Types Table
							Pass Types								Corner Kicks			Outcomes
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Att	Live	Dead	FK	TB	Sw	Crs	TI	CK	In	Out	Str	Cmp	Off	Blocks
Saúl Ñíguez	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Atlético Madrid	15.0	678	658	16	11	2	3	16	3	0	0	0	0	546	4	10
Mikel Merino	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Real Sociedad	27.6	1413	1387	15	12	7	13	19	3	0	0	0	0	1076	11	24

Goal and Shot Creation

Goal and Shot Creation Table
						SCA		SCA Types						GCA		GCA Types
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	SCA	SCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def	GCA	GCA90	PassLive	PassDead	TO	Sh	Fld	Def
Saúl Ñíguez	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Atlético Madrid	15.0	31	2.06	28	0	2	1	0	0	6	0.40	6	0	0	0	0	0
Mikel Merino	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Real Sociedad	27.6	65	2.36	51	0	0	5	7	2	8	0.29	6	0	0	0	1	1

Defensive Actions

Defensive Actions Table
						Tackles					Challenges				Blocks
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Tkl	TklW	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Tkl	Att	Tkl%	Lost	Blocks	Sh	Pass	Int	Tkl+Int	Clr	Err
Saúl Ñíguez	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Atlético Madrid	15.0	62	38	27	29	6	29	46	63.0	17	36	9	27	14	76	56	0
Mikel Merino	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Real Sociedad	27.6	77	43	25	34	18	22	48	45.8	26	36	11	25	16	93	55	3

Possession

Possession Table
						Touches							Take-Ons					Carries								Receiving
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	Touches	Def Pen	Def 3rd	Mid 3rd	Att 3rd	Att Pen	Live	Att	Succ	Succ%	Tkld	Tkld%	Carries	TotDist	PrgDist	PrgC	1/3	CPA	Mis	Dis	Rec	PrgR
Saúl Ñíguez	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Atlético Madrid	15.0	933	67	251	478	209	36	933	15	8	53.3	5	33.3	427	2045	902	21	17	1	26	14	594	43
Mikel Merino	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Real Sociedad	27.6	1759	91	323	948	514	76	1759	41	24	58.5	13	31.7	892	3946	1722	26	39	5	61	42	1213	99

Playing Time

Playing Time Table
					Playing Time					Starts			Subs			Team Success						Team Success (xG)
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	MP	Min	Mn/MP	Min%	90s	Starts	Mn/Start	Compl	Subs	Mn/Sub	unSub	PPM	onG	onGA	+/-	+/-90	On-Off	onxG	onxGA	xG+/-	xG+/-90	On-Off
Saúl Ñíguez	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Atlético Madrid	33	1,354	41	40.7	15.0	14	68	5	19	21	3	2.03	31	16	+15	+1.00	+0.54	25.2	18.1	+7.0	+0.47	-0.19
Mikel Merino	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Real Sociedad	32	2,482	78	74.5	27.6	27	86	20	5	34	2	1.75	42	23	+19	+0.69	+1.22	32.4	29.5	+2.9	+0.11	-0.13

Miscellaneous Stats

Miscellaneous Stats Table
						Performance													Aerial Duels
Player	Span	Nation	Pos	Squad	90s	CrdY	CrdR	2CrdY	Fls	Fld	Off	Crs	Int	TklW	PKwon	PKcon	OG	Recov	Won	Lost	Won%
Saúl Ñíguez	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Atlético Madrid	15.0	8	0	0	39	14	2	16	14	38	0	0	0	71	47	32	59.5
Mikel Merino	2023-24	es ESP	MF	Real Sociedad	27.6	10	0	0	70	61	6	19	16	43	0	1	0	197	164	107	60.5

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