Loose ball duel

A duel for a loose ball, when no team has clear ball possession.

A loose ball duel between P. Ševčík and L. Messi

Details

• Neither of the players involved have a clear advantage of reaching/touching the ball first (otherwise this would be an offensive duel and defensive duel).
• A loose ball duel from a player one team is always paired with a loose ball duel from a player from another team.

Attributes

Sliding tackle (API tagId: 1601): Yes / No In rare cases, a loose ball duel can be also a Sliding tackle.

Available metrics

Loose ball duels / 90 minutes

Number of loose ball duels normalized per 90 minutes.