Marchand v Nicotera

Julien Marchand takes it, 6–1 on categories

Marchand wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Nicotera’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Marchand 148 matches, Nicotera 84 matches.

• Marchand has 22 tries (one every 6.7 matches) to Nicotera’s 6 tries (one every 12.5 matches).
• Nicotera averages 9.7 tackles a match to Marchand’s 4.2 — 2.3 times as many.
• Marchand averages 9.5 metres a match to Nicotera’s 4.5 — 2.1 times as many.
• Best single match: Marchand 2 tries, Nicotera 1.
• Marchand is in form: 7 tries in the last 5 matches, 1.4 a match (0.2 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Marchand’s teams won 72%, Nicotera’s teams won 50% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Marchand has 148 matches across 16 seasons, Nicotera 84 in 10 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (metres, tackles, clean breaks…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.