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Centre-back duel
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Generational CB clash · experience vs peak years
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Round 1 · Basics
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Round 2 · Recent form
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Round 3 · Per-90 comparison
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Round 4 · DNA & style
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Round 5 · Value fight
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THE CALL: Split 53–47 — the statistics disagree across dimensions; neither player dominates every round. Market value: Virgil van Dijk €18.0M vs William Saliba €90.0M.
Dijk has the stronger profile on minutes, rating, and market cues.
Dijk carries sharper recent form — season and last-10 output tilt their way.
Per-90 numbers split by role — neither dominates every attacking or creation line.
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Dijk
Market value (€)
Saliba
Dijk
Season goals
Saliba
Dijk
Goals / 90
Saliba
Style vectors overlap — DNA tags do not crown a single winner this round.
Saliba looks stronger on value — fee, trend, or goal efficiency.
| Clearances / 90 |
| 7.24 |
| 4.58 |
| Per-90 comparison | Passes / 90 | 73.47 | 72.41 |
| Per-90 comparison | Tackles won / 90 | 0.37 | 0.74 |
| Per-90 comparison | Interceptions / 90 | 0.74 | 0.62 |
| DNA & style | Ball recovery · league rank | Beats 8% | Top 37% |
| DNA & style | clearances · league rank | Top 6% | Top 42% |
| DNA & style | Press · league rank | Beats 6% | Beats 41% |
Per-90 and seasonal stats from RT data. Use the interactive PK above for all five rounds.
