Marten de Roon vs Jesper Karlström
Marten de Roon, a 35-year-old defensive midfielder for Atalanta, and Jesper Karlström, a 31-year-old defensive midfielder for Udinese, compared over the 2025/2026 season in the Serie A. Marten de Roon made 34 appearances and Jesper Karlström 36. The 7 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.
Marten de Roon2025/2026 · Atalanta · Serie A · defensive midfielder · age 35
Jesper Karlström2025/2026 · Udinese · Serie A · defensive midfielder · age 31per 90 · rank vs same position in leagueMarten de Roon leads on key passes at 0.80 per 90 against 0.46, 75% more (274th of 488 in the league), chances created at 0.63 per 90 against 0.37, 70% more (288th of 483 in the league) and passes at 64.7 per 90 against 38.7, 67% more (47th of 585 in the league).
Jesper Karlström leads on successful dribbles at 0.29 per 90 against 0.13, 114% more (348th of 465 in the league) and ball recovery at 4.17 per 90 against 3.83, 9% more (222nd of 564 in the league).
Overall Marten de Roon has the better numbers, leading 5 of the 7 metrics to Jesper Karlström's 2. Different roles inflate different columns, so read the ranks alongside the raw rates.