Baubigny v Marchand

Julien Marchand takes it, 5–2 on categories

Marchand wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Baubigny’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Baubigny 106 matches, Marchand 99 matches.

• Marchand has 19 tries (one every 5.3 matches) to Baubigny’s 8 tries (one every 12.5 matches).
• Marchand averages 1.0 points a match to Baubigny’s 0.4 — 2.5 times as many.
• Baubigny averages 6.0 tackles a match to Marchand’s 3.0 — 2 times as many.
• Best single match: Marchand 2 tries, Baubigny 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 74%, Baubigny’s teams won 56% of the matches they played.
• 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.