Marta v Depoortere

Rodrigo Marta takes it, 2–0 on categories

Marta wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Whole career: Marta 15 matches, Depoortere 79 matches.

• Marta averages 0.9 tries a match to Depoortere’s 0.4 — 2.3 times as many.
• Marta averages 4.7 points a match to Depoortere’s 2.0 — 2.3 times as many.
• Marta is in form: 10 tries in the last 7 matches, 1.4 a match (0.9 on average).
• Depoortere is in form: 4 tries in the last 5 matches, 0.8 a match (0.4 on average).
• Longevity: Depoortere has 79 matches across 8 seasons, Marta 15 in 5 — 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.