When you share the same position as your club's captain, getting game time is never going to be the easiest of tasks, just ask Blackburn Rovers' Ryan Nyambe.

So far this season, the right-back has enjoyed just nine minutes of Championship football, with Elliott Bennett - who was handed the armband by manager Tony Mowbray following the departure of Charlie Mulgrew on-loan to Wigan during the summer transfer window - instead establishing himself as Mowbray's number one choice on the right-hand side of defence this season.

That is something that will no doubt be hugely frustrating for Nymabe, who had arguably been one of the club's most improved players over the past couple of years, leading up to the current campaign.

So would Nyambe be justified in feeling hard done by with his lack of league opportunities so far this season?

Here, we put the spotlight on the Namibian's performances for Rovers last season, to find out.

Having made 29 Championship appearances for Blackburn last season, Nyambe had more than enough chances to prove he was capable of competing in the second tier, and in fairness to the defender, the stats do suggest that he did that.

With the Namibian winning 63.2% of his defensive duels last season, it is clear that Nyambe was not an easy task for attackers to overcome, and with that return slightly better than the 61% success rate Bennett has registered in his defensive duels this season, it is hard to suggest that there is any reason here for Nyambe not to be called upon this season.

Add to that an average of more than five interceptions per game, and it seems that even at 21-years-old Nyambe has the maturity required to take responsibility for Blackburn in dealing with attacks at this level.

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Furthermore, with a pass success rate of 77.6% - which is almost identical to Bennett's 77.4% this season - it seems as though both players are just as reliable as each other when it comes to linking up with their teammates.

However, one concern of Nymabe's arguably comes in the air, where the Namibian was beaten on more than half of all occasions he challenged last season, something which could leave Blackburn vulnerable with Nyambe in their starting lineup, particularly when Bennett has a more favourable success rate of 56.1% this season.

With the Blackburn captain also averaging slightly more clearances (2.57) per game this season than the two averaged by Nyambe last season, it seems that overall, there is very little to split the two.

As a result, Bennett's greater seniority within the team means it looks as though Nyambe may have to wait his turn for the time being.

With his contract with Blackburn not set to expire until the summer of 2021, there does look to still be plenty of time for Nyambe to make his mark at Ewood Park again, and if these stats are anything to go by, he may well be confident of doing that once his time comes again.