Dan Burn vs Matthijs de Ligt
Dan Burn, a 34-year-old centre-back for Newcastle United, and Matthijs de Ligt, a 27-year-old centre-back for Manchester United, compared over the 2025/2026 season in the Premier League. Dan Burn made 29 appearances and Matthijs de Ligt 13. The 8 metrics below are measured per 90 minutes, with percentages shown as season averages, and each player ranked against players in the same position in their own league.
Dan Burn2025/2026 · Newcastle United · Premier League · centre-back · age 34
Matthijs de Ligt2025/2026 · Manchester United · Premier League · centre-back · age 27per 90 · rank vs same position in leagueDan Burn leads on clearances at 6.22 per 90 against 5.23, 19% more (40th of 487 in the league), tackles at 1.68 per 90 against 1.46, 15% more (227th of 475 in the league) and aerial duels won at 4.01 per 90 against 3.85 (25th of 475 in the league).
Matthijs de Ligt leads on interceptions at 1.23 per 90 against 0.86, 43% more (104th of 431 in the league), blocked shots at 0.54 per 90 against 0.49, 10% more (112th of 379 in the league) and passes at 47.1 per 90 against 43.1, 9% more (149th of 531 in the league).
Overall the two split the comparison evenly, 4 metrics each. Different roles inflate different columns, so read the ranks alongside the raw rates.
- Dan Burn vs Maxence Lacroix
- Virgil van Dijk vs Dan Burn
- Dan Burn vs Micky van de Ven
- Dan Burn vs Marc Guéhi
- Dan Burn vs Abdukodir Khusanov
- Dan Burn vs Nathan Collins
- Matthijs de Ligt vs Maxence Lacroix
- Matthijs de Ligt vs Micky van de Ven
- Virgil van Dijk vs Matthijs de Ligt
- Matthijs de Ligt vs Abdukodir Khusanov
- Matthijs de Ligt vs Marc Guéhi