De Bruyne vs Salah- Who is the Best?

Kevin De Bruyne and Salah are two excellent players so far this season and are in the race of player of the season trophy. Both are in good forms and are contributing their teams in both terms, Goal and Assist. So Pl Nepal takes a look on the Stats of these player of this 2017/2018 season to see who has been best among these two. 

                                                            Kevin De Bruyne

The Belgian star has made 31 appearances this season so far with 7 goals. Among the 31 games played, he has won 27 games and is defeated in 1. If we take a close look in his tally than he was scored 7 goals so far this season with 0.23 goals per match. He has scored 0 goals with header and has scored 2 with his right foot and 5 with his left foot although he is Right footed player by nature! He hasn't scored any Penalty goals but has bagged a goal thorugh Freekick. He has 77 total shots with 34 shots on target making his Shooting accuracy 44%. 

He has hit the woodwork for total of 4 times and has missed 3 major chances this season so far. If we take a look in his team play than he has 15 assists this season making him the top asssister. He has passed 2,345 times with 75.65 passes per match. He also has created 18 big chances for his team and has 204 crosses with 25% cross accuracy.

 He has extracted 32 through balls with 110 accurate long balls so far this season in Premier League. When looking at his disciplines he has only got a yellow card this seaon with 0 red cards but has made 26 fouls with 2 offsides. 

If we look at his defence than he has made 54 tackles with 72% tackle success. He has blocked 20 shots with 22 interceptions. He has made total of 10 clearances out of which 3 are headed cleared. He has made 184 recoveries and 149 duels won and 146 duels lost. He has 53 Successful 50/50s and 15 aerials battles won and 11 aerials battles lost. He has not made any Errors Leading to goal this season.

                                                           Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah on other hand is a genius. Out of 44 appearances made this season he has netted 31 goals. He has won 26 of 44 games and lost in 7. He has total of 31 goals with 0.70 goals per match.He has scored a goal with his header, and has scored 5 from his right foot and 25 from his left foot. He has scored a penalty goal too and has not tried a freekick. He has totoal of 145 shots with 67 on targets and 46% shot accuracy. He has hit the woodwork 4 times and has missed 23 big chances !.

 Looking at his team play. He has assisted 10 times with total of 1,078 passes and 24.5 passes per match. He has created 10 big chances for his team and also has made 87 crosses in total.

He has got a yellow card so far in this season with no contribution in the red. He has fouled 18 times and has been caught off-sides for total of 16 times. At defence, he has made 16 tackles and blocked 29 shots with 12 interceptions made and 5 clearances out of his 4 are headed clear.