With the MLS Cup Final around the corner, it seems prudent to take a look at the starting lineups for both sides and their statistical tendencies. Without much further ado, the numbers, with a few notes. These stats include playoff numbers. For the sake of convenience, stats in which one of the two players holds a considerably greater advantage than the other are highlighted.
Rimando v. Nielsen
Stat |
Rimando |
Nielsen |
Mins played |
2820 |
3360 |
Saves / minutes per save |
91 / 31.0 |
74 / 45.4 |
Punches / mins. per |
23 / 122.6 |
17 / 197.6 |
High claim / mins. per |
32 / 88.1 |
30 / 110.2 |
Error leading to goal |
1 |
1 |
Clean sheet |
11 |
14 |
Tony Beltran v. Chance Myers
Stat |
Beltran |
Myers |
Mins played |
2620 |
2683 |
Passing accuracy |
77% -- 955 / 1230 |
76% -- 836 / 1103 |
Crossing accuracy |
25% -- 20 / 79 |
27% -- 25 / 90 |
Key passes / mins per |
27 / 97.0 |
31 / 86.5 |
Duels won / total |
56% -- 151 / 268 |
54% -- 159 / 293 |
Interceptions / mins. per |
76 / 34.5 |
77 / 34.8 |
Borchers and Schuler v. Collin and Besler
I've compared them as a pair because it seems the most fitting, but note: We're not comparing the pairing, but the individual players.
Stat |
Borchers |
Schuler |
Collin |
Besler |
Mins played |
2910 |
1830 |
2865 |
2370 |
Passing accuracy |
86% -- 957 / 1108 |
80% -- 549 / 683 |
76% -- 1129 / 1483 |
80% -- 1094 / 1365 |
Tackles / mins. per |
37 / 78.6 |
30 / 61.0 |
83 / 34.5 |
44 / 53.9 |
Fouls / mins. per |
19 / 153.2 |
21 / 87.1 |
61 / 47.0 |
24 / 98.8 |
Duels won / total |
64% -- 141 / 222 |
63% -- 91/145 |
63% -- 273/433 |
62% -- 156/253 |
Interceptions / mins. per |
64 / 45.5 |
91 / 20.1 |
135 / 21.2 |
75 / 31.6 |
Chris Wingert v. Seth Sinovic
Stat |
Wingert |
Sinovic |
Mins played |
1985 |
3073 |
Passing accuracy |
77% -- 878 / 1136 |
80% -- 1078 / 1353 |
Crossing accuracy |
23% -- 6 / 26 |
20% -- 14 / 71 |
Key passes / mins. per |
21 -- 94.5 |
23 -- 133.6 |
Duels won / total |
56% -- 105 / 188 |
54% -- 162 / 300 |
Interceptions / mins. per |
61 / 32.5 |
106 / 29.0 |
Kyle Beckerman v. Uri Rosell
Stat |
Beckerman |
Rosell |
Mins played |
2671 |
2991 |
Passing accuracy |
82% -- 1694 / 2060 |
84% -- 1501 / 1792 |
Key passes / mins. per |
32 / 83.5 |
23 / 130.0 |
Tackles / mins. per |
58 / 46.1 |
98 / 30.5 |
Fouls / mins. per |
30 / 89.0 |
72 / 41.5 |
Interceptions / mins. per |
78 / 34.2 |
149 / 20.1 |
Ned Grabavoy v. Paulo Nagamura
Stat |
Grabavoy |
Nagamura |
Mins played |
2842 |
1655 |
Passing accuracy |
87% -- 1126 / 1299 |
80% -- 574 / 719 |
Key passes / mins. per |
51 / 55.7 |
8 / 206.9 |
Tackles / mins. per |
82 / 34.7 |
36 / 46.0 |
Fouls / mins. per |
41 / 69.3 |
25 / 66.2 |
Interceptions / mins. per |
54 / 52.6 |
30 / 55.2 |
Javier Morales v. Graham Zusi
This is the first spot in which it gets a little bit tricky — Morales does play in a slightly different position from Zusi, with Zusi recently playing further forward, but as you'll see, their numbers do lend themselves to comparison.
Stat |
Morales |
Zusi |
Mins played |
2652 |
2657 |
Goals / Assists |
9 / 13 |
6 / 9 |
Passing accuracy |
82% -- 1598 / 1947 |
77% -- 908 / 1187 |
Key passes / mins. per |
117 / 22.7 |
94 / 28.3 |
Shots / mins. per |
48 / 55.3 |
57 / 46.6 |
Fouled / mins. per |
84 / 31.6 |
61 / 43.6 |
Luis Gil v. Benny Feilhaber
Stat |
Gil |
Feilhaber |
Mins played |
2450 |
1964 |
Goals / Assists |
3 / 3 |
3 / 5 |
Passing accuracy |
76% -- 789 / 1036 |
83% -- 846 / 1023 |
Key passes / mins. per |
23 / 106.5 |
40 / 49.1 |
Shots / mins. per |
46 / 53.3 |
41 / 47.9 |
Interceptions / mins. per |
24 / 102.1 |
33 / 59.5 |
A note about shooting accuracy -- we're dealing with on-target and off-target numbers; blocks aren't counted in here.
Robbie Findley v. Soony Saad
Stat |
Findley |
Saad |
Mins played |
1525 |
1396 |
Goals / Assists |
8 / 3 |
4 / 4 |
Shots / mins. per |
43 / 35.5 |
58 / 24.1 |
Shooting accuracy (on target / off target) |
42% -- 18 / 32 |
38% -- 15 / 39 |
Passing accuracy |
76% -- 320 / 419 |
77% -- 296 / 383 |
Subbed off / subbed on |
18 / 9 |
11 / 10 |
Alvaro Saborio v. Dom Dwyer
Stat |
Saborio |
|
Mins played |
1545 |
785 |
Goals / Assists |
12 / 2 |
2 / 2 |
Shots / mins. per |
56 / 27.6 |
36 / 21.8 |
Shooting accuracy (on target / off target) |
47% -- 22 / 47 |
40% -- 11/29 |
Passing accuracy |
70% -- 274 / 389 |
71% -- 94 / 132 |
Subbed off / subbed on |
4 / 1 |
8 / 11 |