Nemanja Vidic vs Virgil Van Dijk: Who has better stats in Premier League?

Both the defenders are arguably among the finest defenders to ever compete in the English top flight

Virgil van Dijk and Nemanja Vidic are arguably among the finest defenders to ever compete in the English Premier League. Throughout his eight-year tenure with Manchester United, Vidic was a titan.

Van Dijk was a standout at Southampton and has established himself as one of the top defenders in the world since joining Liverpool in 2018.

However, as per Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher, Van Dijk has had a better career at Liverpool so far he said on Twitter: VVD is far better than Vidic, who was a top CB, but have you forgotten his performances against Torres?"

When a Man United supporter questioned Carragher's viewpoint. "If you or anyone thinks Vidic is better than VVD you’re not watching the same game! He’s miles better!!"

In accordance with Carragher's assessment, football pundit Statman Dave calculated each player's Premier League statistics.

Even if statistics aren't everything, they imply there shouldn't be any discussion over which of the two players is superior.

Nemanja Vidic vs Virgil Van Dijk: Premier League stats

Virgil Van Dijk

Matches: 220

Clean sheets: 90

Goals conceded: 202

Premier League titles: 1

Nemanja Vidic

Matches: 211

Clean sheets: 95

Goals conceded: 133

Premier League titles: 5

Statistics from the Premier League favour Vidic above those of Van Dijk. Vidic managed to play in a few fewer matches for Manchester United than Van Dijk.

The Liverpool defender's numbers in England's top division are far inferior to those of the Serbian.

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In the majority of offensive metrics, Van Dijk triumphs. Compared to Vidic, he has more goals and assists despite winning a slightly better proportion of aerial duels.

Yet in every other measure, Vidic wins out.

The Serbian has a higher tackle rate of success, more last-man tackles, and more goal-line sweeps than the Liverpool star, who has committed more mistakes that have resulted in goals.