Axel Witsel vs Youri Tielemans: the stats side by side
Every match we track for both players, since the 2015 season. What they played before that does not count. The 2019, 2020, 2021 seasons are missing from our data for both players.
Stats side by side
| Axel Witsel | Youri Tielemans | |
|---|---|---|
| Total | ||
| 247 | Matches | 269 |
| 220 | Starts | 231 |
| 19,706 | Minutes played | 19,675 |
| 19 | Goals | 32 |
| 10 | Assists | 38 |
| 29 | Goals + assists | 70 |
| 2 | Penalties scored | 4 |
| 115 | Key passes | 324 |
| 141 | Successful dribbles | 168 |
| 37 | Yellow cards | 32 |
| 2 | Red cards | 0 |
| Per 90 minutes | ||
| 0.09 | Goals | 0.15 |
| 0.05 | Assists | 0.17 |
| 0.13 | Goals + assists | 0.32 |
| 0.89 | Shots | 1.18 |
| 0.31 | Shots on target | 0.52 |
| 0.53 | Key passes | 1.48 |
| 0.64 | Successful dribbles | 0.77 |
| 5.21 | Duels won | 5.59 |
| 0.82 | Tackles | 1.67 |
| 1.09 | Interceptions | 0.97 |
| 1.45 | Fouls drawn | 1.61 |
| Efficiency | ||
| 7.02 | FN rating | 7.13 |
| 1,037 | Minutes per goal | 615 |
| 680 | Minutes per goal or assist | 281 |
| 35% | Shots on target (%) | 44% |
| 10% | Shot conversion (%) | 12% |
| 100% | Penalties scored (%) | 57% |
| 73% | Successful dribbles (%) | 57% |
| 60% | Duels won (%) | 54% |
Axel Witsel against Youri Tielemans
Axel Witsel and Youri Tielemans faced each other once. Axel Witsel had 0 goals and 0 assists in it, Youri Tielemans 0 goals and 0 assists.
| Match | Axel WitselG / A | Youri TielemansG / A |
|---|---|---|
| Borussia Dortmund 3-0 Monaco UEFA Champions League, 03/10/2018 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
Axel Witsel and Youri Tielemans in the same team
Axel Witsel and Youri Tielemans played 8 matches together: 7 won, 1 drawn and 0 lost. Axel Witsel scored 1 times in them, Youri Tielemans 1 times.
| Match | Axel WitselG / A | Youri TielemansG / A |
|---|---|---|
| USA 1-4 Belgium FIFA World Cup, 07/07/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Belgium 5-0 Tunisia Friendlies, 06/06/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 |
| Croatia 0-2 Belgium Friendlies, 02/06/2026 | 0 / 0 | 1 / 0 |
| Mexico 1-1 Belgium Friendlies, 01/04/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 1 |
| USA 2-5 Belgium Friendlies, 28/03/2026 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Belgium 7-0 Liechtenstein World Cup - Qualification Europe, 18/11/2025 | 0 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
| Belgium 4-0 Cyprus World Cup - Qualification Europe, 10/10/2017 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Belgium 9-0 Gibraltar World Cup - Qualification Europe, 31/08/2017 | 1 / 0 | 0 / 0 |
In the same competitions
| Competition | Axel Witsel | Youri Tielemans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Assists | Apps | Goals | Assists | |
| Ligue 1 | 4 | - | 0 | 47 | 5 | 2 |
| UEFA Champions League | 27 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 4 |
| UEFA Europa League | 6 | - | 1 | 26 | 5 | 4 |
| World Cup - Qualification Europe | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| Friendlies | 6 | - | 0 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| UEFA European Championship | 5 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| FIFA World Cup | 2 | - | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Club Friendlies | 5 | - | 0 | 1 | - | 0 |
Season by season
| Season | Axel Witsel | Youri Tielemans | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | Club | Apps | Goals | Assists | |
| 2026 |
|
10 | - | 0 |
|
19 | 3 | 5 |
| 2025 |
|
32 | 2 | 2 |
|
34 | 2 | 7 |
| 2024 |
|
27 | - | 1 |
|
68 | 11 | 11 |
| 2023 |
|
52 | 2 | 0 |
|
53 | 3 | 7 |
| 2022 |
|
3 | - | - |
|
4 | 1 | - |
| 2018 |
|
63 | 8 | 3 |
|
42 | 8 | 6 |
| 2017 |
|
26 | 4 | 1 |
|
31 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 |
|
27 | 2 | 2 |
|
11 | 3 | - |
| 2015 |
|
7 | 1 | 1 |
|
7 | - | 1 |
Axel Witsel vs Youri Tielemans in numbers
Since the 2015 season Axel Witsel played 247 matches we track, with 19 goals and 10 assists: on average 0.13 goals and assists per 90 minutes. Since the 2015 season Youri Tielemans played 269 matches we track, with 32 goals and 38 assists: on average 0.32 goals and assists per 90 minutes.
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