They have the potential to light up AAMI Park with a piercing run or sublime piece of skill in Sunday’s Hyundai A-League Grand final between Melbourne Victory and Sydney FC.
Melbourne Victory maestro Fahid Ben Khalfallah and Sydney skipper Alex Brosque are in sensational form and will be key to their side’s hopes of lifting the trophy on Sunday afternoon.
Grand Final preview: Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC
We pulled out their key stats to compare these two excitement machines.
Fahid Ben Khalfallah: Victory’s X-factor
Games – 26
Goals – 5
Minutes per goal – 403.2
Assists – 10
Chances created – 44
Crosses – 126
Successful dribbles – 67
Fouls won – 97
Shots – 47
Shooting accuracy – 48.9 percent
Through balls – 3
Passes – 755
Passing accuracy – 73.2 percent
Yellow cards – 7
Ball recoveries – 107
Duels won – 207
Offsides – 11
Alex Brosque: Sydney’s striking sensation
Games this season – 26
Goals – 9
Minutes per goal – 253.4
Assists – 3
Chances created – 28
Crosses – 24
Successful dribbles – 17
Fouls won – 49
Shots – 39
Shooting accuracy – 71.8 percent
Through balls – 3
Passes – 669
Passing accuracy – 86.8 percent
Yellow cards – 4
Ball recoveries – 82
Duels won – 125
Offsides –6
Penalties won – 2