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Just a note - "as well as the 1st percentile for aerials lost per 90 (3.99, no midfielder loses more)" should surely read "no midfielder loses fewer, yes?

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Since losing aerial duels isn't desirable they (FBREF) have switched the percentile values around there, I suppose. I agree that's a bit counterintuitive to the wording itself though.

Here's how they show it: https://fbref.com/en/players/d080ed5e/scout/365_m1/Mikel-Merino-Scouting-Report

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Yeah, it's always rough when you're working with percentiles - some sources invert it so that higher is always better and some don't, which can be annoying confusing.

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