Head to head Lukaku vs Morata? Let’s see what
the numbers say.
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Finishing On a basic level, over the
past three seasons, Lukaku has
scored more goals per 90 minutes
than Morata – 0.51 against 0.33 for
the Spaniard
.....................................................................................................................– although the
2016/17 was different. Used as an
impact sub off the bench, the Real
Madrid attacker actually out-
scored the Belgian with 1.01 goals
per 90 versus 0.69.
.....................................................................................................................In the box, the
Everton striker was still more
efficient, however. He converted
30% of his shots in the area.
Morata managed to convert
27.08%.
.....................................................................................................................Over the past three
seasons, Lukaku has taken more
shots in total too – 3.22 per 90
versus 2.17, or 2.22 on target
against 1.40. He has the variety
too, with 11 headed goals, 15 off
his right and 27 off his left in the
league since August 2014. When it
comes to finishing, it has to be the
Belgian.
Round one: Lukaku
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Hold up play The Spaniard is
without doubt the superior option
when it comes to playing with his
back to goal. Lukaku prefers to get
a run on defences, whereas Morata
has shown his value as a centre-
forward who can bring others into
play, especially during his two year
stint at Juventus.
.....................................................................................................................However, the
statistics paint a more complex
picture that might otherwise be
assumed. Over the past three
years, Morata has drawn more
fouls per 90 than Lukaku (1.90
versus 0.80) and done more when
it comes to defensive work,
winning tackles and making
interceptions (0.81 against 0.23),
while the Belgian has actually
created more chances (1.30 to 1.03
for the Spaniard) and completed
more passes in the final third
(10.04 to 6.96).
.....................................................................................................................Despite the Real
Madrid attacker recording more
assists per 90 (0.26 to 0.16), Lukaku
has actually played more through
balls too – 20 in total, or 0.19 per
90, to three for Morata, or 0.07.
Even so, these numbers must be
considered in the context of each
players’ respective styles of play
and performances.
.....................................................................................................................There is no
doubt that for Everton, Lukaku is
more than a goalscorer, but he is a
striker that plays on the run,
forcing defenders to back track,
and benefits from being the sole
focal point of how the Toffees play.
Morata on the other hand, in spite
of his own heroics as a finisher for
Madrid, is a footballer who in Italy
showed a greater aptitude for
holding play up in the final third
for others.
Round two: Morata
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Movement Here, Lukaku comes
into his own. Not only has he
shown his ability to pop up in
dangerous areas more often than
Morata, taking 0.65 shots from “big
chances” – situations in which a
player finds themselves in a
position to shoot from very close
range or with only the ‘keeper to
beat – over the past three seasons,
he has also taken carved out 20
goal- scoring opportunities on the
counter-attack, or 0.19 per 90.

.....................................................................................................................He is effectively an extra
large poacher who excels at
dropping off his markers, peeling
away to the flanks or lingering
around the box in order to arriving
in the sort of areas defenders don’t
want him to be in, coming from an
angle that they can’t deal with.
Round three: Lukaku
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Duels A category in which the
Belgian just about pips his rival.
With his quick feet, he can turn
defenders inside out to force back
lines to implode, and completed
1.74 take ons per 90 last season
(1.18 in the final third) compared
to 1.48 (1.08) for Morata. Over the
past three seasons, it’s a similar
story: 1.44 (1.00) for Lukaku, 1.27
(0.79) for the Spaniard. In the air,
it’s closer still, although not in the
way that may be obvious.
Round four: Lukaku
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Big moments In the common
parlance of modern football, the
question is which striker is the true
clutch player out of Lukaku and
Morata? The Spaniard’s record is
hard to beat. He has already
scored more Champions League
goals than Diego Costa, and in
2015 found the back of the net in
both of the semi-finals and in the
final against Barcelona for
Juventus. Last season in La Liga,
only Lionel Messi and Neymar
scored more goals in the last 10
minutes of games than the Real
Madrid striker. Lukaku can be the
man of the moment too, however.
No player scored more goals from
“big chances” in the Premier
League last season. He was tied
with Harry Kane on 18. The Belgian
also topped the charts for goals in
the final 10 minutes of action too,
with nine – five more than Morata
managed in Spain. Against tired
legs, his underrated dribbling
abilities, movement and capacity
to catch teams on the break cannot
be dismissed. Still, due to his
greater experience of European
football in the Champions League,
and a record of delivering when it
matters – Morata scored three
goals in four games at Euro 2016,
compared to two in five for Lukaku
– the Spaniard takes the plaudits
when the crunch hits.
Round five: Morata
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it is the Belgian that comes
out on top in a head-to-head
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Final results Romelu Lukaku –
three categories out of five Alvaro
Morata – two categories out of five
Winner: Romelu Lukaku

Movement and dribbles better than Morata ? You're a joke

Oluwasaeon:
Movement and dribbles better than Morata ? You're a joke

it completed dribbles not just dribble, u should question sky sport and not me

how about this..

kloppzy:
it completed dribbles not just dribble, u should question sky sport and not me

You did well anyway, thanks

iPrevail:
Stop sweating yeself over nothing.. Season don almost start.

does that mean you should ignore the statistics

obataokenwa:
how about this..

I saw that also, that one is only for last season, the article is for overall head to head between Morata 's lukaku

obataokenwa:
how about this..

Pls which site is this?

aydes:


Pls which site is this?

squawka.com

obataokenwa:
squawka.com

Tanks