Stats confirm Alcácer as king of goals

The Spaniard only needs 25.5 minutes on the field to score a goal. Whether with Dortmund or Spain, the Valencian does not disappoint. He already has both the hat-trick as a substitute against Augsburg and the double against Bayer Leverkusen behind him. 

His departure from Barcelona has allowed him to free himself both mentally and physically. We are seeing a more alive Alcácer with more hunger for goals than the one shown in Barcelona, where he barely saw any game time. The confidence given to him by Lucien Favre and the opportunities, despite leaving as a substitute, make him the most in-form player in the world.

Alcácer surpasses other great strikers such as Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, Stuani and Leo Messi. All of them need more minutes to score a goal than the Spaniard. The data demonstrates the effectiveness and efficiency of the Spanish international striker. 

No player comes close to Alcácer's averages. Only Finnbogason, with 5 goals in 263 minutes, could take him on, but he needs twice as many minutes to score a goal. Among the 20 players with the highest average are the in-form Ben Yedder and Serie A revelation Piatek. 

It's not easy to score a goal in every game, but they all average it in the last three months of official competition. Behind Finnbogason is Ben Yedder who, after not playing in the first few games, convinced Machin with his goals. The Franco-Algerian puts one in every 64.7 minutes.

Mbappé, Messi and Neymar each have eleven goals, but it is the Frenchman who has had the least time on the field. In 750 minutes, the world champion has scored 11 goals; compared to the 884 minutes played by the Brazilian and the 935 minutes played by the Argentine.

Among the 20 players with the highest average goals per minute are four who are not in their country's top division. They are Quique and Juan Muñoz, at Deportivo de la Coruña and Alcorcón respectively; and Dopico and Tamayo, from Barakaldo and CF Internacional, in the third tier of Spanish football.

It is clear that more and more goals are being paid for at a high price on the international market. In this way, Borussia, with Alcácer, are taking advantage of the goals that Barcelona let slip.

 

October 16, 2018