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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 |