Neymar v Coutinho: who’s on top? Santos v Vasco idols compared | OneFootball

The presence of Neymar and Philippe Coutinho in the Brazilian Championship draws attention. After traveling the world, both are trying to rediscover their best football at the clubs that launched their careers. Below, see a comparison of the numbers of the Santos idol and the Vasco star.

Neymar's Numbers

Appearances

📊 Matches: 13 📝 As starter: 11 ⏱️ Minutes per match: 75 ⌛ Total minutes: 981

Attack

🥅 Goals: 3 📈 Expected goals: 4.12 ⏳ Goal frequency (in minutes): 327 min 📊 Goals per match: 0.2 🎯 Total shots: 2.2 🎯🔝 Shots on target per match: 1.0 ❌ Big chances missed: 6 🎯✅ Goal conversion: 11% 🆓⚽ Free kick goals: 0/7 🚫 Free kick conversion: 0% 🥅➡️ Goals from inside the box: 3/16 🥅⬅️ Goals from outside the box: 0/12

Passing

🎁 Assists: 0 📊 Expected assists: 2.04 👟 Touches: 55.4 💡 Big chances created: 1 🎯🔑 Key passes: 2.2 ✅ Accurate passes: 27.6 (80%) 🏠 Accurate passes in own half: 7.8 (88%) 🚀 Accurate passes in opposition half: 20.6 (71%) 📡 Accurate long balls: 1.4 (64%) 🎯📏 Accurate through balls: 1.7 (52%) 📤 Accurate crosses: 0.8 (23%)

*data from Sofascore

Neymar and Coutinho faced each other at Morumbis. Vasco beat Santos 6-0 (Photo: Matheus Lima/Vasco)

Philippe Coutinho's Numbers

Appearances

📊 Matches: 16 📝 As starter: 16 ⏱️ Minutes per match: 79 ⌛ Total minutes: 1261

Attack

🥅 Goals: 4 📈 Expected goals (xG): 2.39 ⏳ Goal frequency (in minutes): 315 min 📊 Goals per match: 0.3 🎯 Total shots: 2.4 🎯🔝 Shots on target per match: 1.1 ❌ Big chances missed: 2 🎯✅ Goal conversion: 11% 🆓⚽ Free kick goals: 1/8 🎯📐 Free kick conversion: 13% 🥅➡️ Goals from inside the box: 3/8 🥅⬅️ Goals from outside the box: 1/30

Passing

🎁 Assists: 1 📊 Expected assists (xA): 2.13 👟 Touches: 63.4 💡 Big chances created: 3 🎯🔑 Key passes: 1.6 ✅ Accurate passes: 41.1 (87%) 🏠 Accurate passes in own half: 15.0 (91%) 🚀 Accurate passes in opposition half: 27.0 (78%) 📡 Accurate long balls: 1.3 (56%) 🎯📏 Accurate through balls: 1.4 (50%) 📤 Accurate crosses: 0.9 (25%)

*data from Sofascore

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