Virgil Van Dijk Vs Nemanja Vidic: The 29 FIFA Stats That Could Decide Who Is The Better Player

Nemanja Vidic and Virgil van Dijk have been put into a head-to-head FIFA stat comparison battle to determine who holds the better overall attributes.

Heated debates have often emerged online comparing Manchester United legend Vidic and Liverpool star Van Dijk.

And now SPORTbible has decided to settle that debate by using Futhead to do a side-by-side comparison of Van Dijk and Vidic's in-game stats.

With Vidic not featuring as an icon in FIFA 20, the 38-year-old Serbian's 89-rated FIFA 12 base card has been used instead.

Van Dijk, who was one of the cover stars for FIFA 20, has a 90-rated Ultimate Team base card in the latest entry in EA Sports' popular series.

Each player is awarded one point if they win a certain stat category, while a tie awards each footballer a 0.5 score.

Posted below is a head-to-head comparison of Vidic and Van Dijk's stats in FIFA.

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Acceleration: Nemanja Vidic (67) vs Virgil van Dijk (74) -- Van Dijk

Sprint speed: Nemanja Vidic (67) vs Virgil van Dijk (79) -- Van Dijk

Positioning: Nemanja Vidic (26) vs Virgil van Dijk (47) -- Van Dijk

Finishing: Nemanja Vidic (37) vs Virgil van Dijk (52) -- Van Dijk

Shot power: Nemanja Vidic (60) vs Virgil van Dijk (81) -- Van Dijk

Long shots: Nemanja Vidic (28) vs Virgil van Dijk (64) -- Van Dijk

Volleys: Nemanja Vidic (41) vs Virgil van Dijk (45) -- Van Dijk

Penalties: Nemanja Vidic (62) vs Virgil van Dijk (62) -- tied

Vision: Nemanja Vidic (56) vs Virgil van Dijk (65) -- Van Dijk

Crossing: Nemanja Vidic (40) vs Virgil van Dijk (53) -- Van Dijk

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Free-kick accuracy: Nemanja Vidic (48) vs Virgil van Dijk (70) -- Van Dijk

Short passing: Nemanja Vidic (69) vs Virgil van Dijk (78) -- Van Dijk

Long passing: Nemanja Vidic (62) vs Virgil van Dijk (81) -- Van Dijk

Curve: Nemanja Vidic (43) vs Virgil van Dijk (60) -- Van Dijk

Agility: Nemanja Vidic (50) vs Virgil van Dijk (61) -- Van Dijk

Balance: Nemanja Vidic (47) vs Virgil van Dijk (53) -- Van Dijk

Reactions: Nemanja Vidic (77) vs Virgil van Dijk (88) -- Van Dijk

Ball control: Nemanja Vidic (67) vs Virgil van Dijk (76) -- Van Dijk

Dribbling: Nemanja Vidic (52) vs Virgil van Dijk (70) -- Van Dijk

Composure: Nemanja Vidic (NA) vs Virgil van Dijk (89) -- no contest round

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Interceptions: Nemanja Vidic (83) vs Virgil van Dijk (89) -- Van Dijk

Heading accuracy: Nemanja Vidic (92) vs Virgil van Dijk (86) -- Vidic

Defence awareness: Nemanja Vidic (91) vs Virgil van Dijk (91) -- tied

Sliding tackle: Nemanja Vidic (86) vs Virgil van Dijk (85) -- Vidic

Standing tackle: Nemanja Vidic (94) vs Virgil van Dijk (92) -- Vidic

Jumping: Nemanja Vidic (90) vs Virgil van Dijk (90) -- tied

Stamina: Nemanja Vidic (69) vs Virgil van Dijk (75) -- Van Dijk

Strength: Nemanja Vidic (93) vs Virgil van Dijk (92) -- Vidic

Aggression: Nemanja Vidic (92) vs Virgil van Dijk (82) -- Vidic

Result: Vidic on 6.5 points and Van Dijk on 21.5 points.

Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and legendary Brazilian Ronaldo have also been placed in a head-to-head battle to decide who is the better player.

And SPORTbible has used the same experiment to compare Barcelona captain Lionel Messi with Argentine icon Diego Maradona.

Topics: Liverpool, gaming news, Football News, FIFA 20, GAMING, Football, Manchester United, FIFA, Nemanja Vidic, REds, red devils, Premier League, EA Sports, Virgil Van Dijk

Adnan Riaz

Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. He studied for a B.A. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. in Multimedia Journalism at MMU. Before he started writing about sports, he spent over four years in the gaming press. He has worked for several publications, including Hardcore Gamer, LADbible and the Manchester Evening News. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Got a story tip for Adnan? Email him: [email protected]

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