AI Verdict: Manuel Akanji
Akanji wins more tackles than Ndicka — 46% more. 57 aerials won in 23 games. €22M. You decide.
Akanji wins more tackles than Ndicka — 46% more.
57 aerials won in 23 games.
€22.0M.
You decide.
Extreme Stats
vs Serie A DefendersPercentile rank among Serie A defenders (n=496) · Per 90 min · RT Intelligence™
Playing Style Analysis
Akanji builds play with the precision of a midfielder wearing a centre-back's shirt—his 92.2% pass accuracy sits in the top 10% of Serie A defenders, and his 67.5 passes per 90 ranks in the top 5%, making him one of the league's most active distributors from deep. His 6.43 passes into the final third per 90 places him in the top 20%, meaning his value isn't just in keeping possession clean but in genuinely advancing it. The counterintuitive read here: his aerial win rate of 44.1% looks soft, yet he wins 1.62 aerials per 90 above the positional average—he's simply not seeking duels he can avoid, which speaks to intelligence rather than deficiency.