Mchunu v Mathias

Ntuthuko Mchunu takes it, 6–1 on categories

Mchunu wins on metres. Mathias’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Mchunu 66 matches, Mathias 49 matches.

• Mathias averages 5.6 tackles a match to Mchunu’s 3.5 (60% more).
• Mchunu averages 7.5 metres a match to Mathias’ 5 (50% more).
• Mchunu has 11 tries (one every 5.9 matches) to Mathias’ 3 tries (one every 6.7 matches).
• Best single match: Mchunu 2 tries, Mathias 1.
• Mchunu is in form: 6 tries in the last 5 matches, 1.2 a match (0.2 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Mchunu’s teams won 52%, Mathias’s teams won 33% of the matches they played.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tries, metres, tackles…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

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