Statistics for Arsenal’s striker targets by AB
Went full Baden Powell & did a brief comparison of shot frequency, shot accuracy, finishing rate, assist totals for the strikers we have been most linked with. Don’t know how useful it is, as it won’t tell the whole story- they are in different leagues & the quality of opposition will be different, they’re in different teams with different teammate abilities, & they are at different stages in their career, plus there are other big aspects to their games not considered- but it definitely gives you an idea of their eye for goal & their finishing ability:
Icardi: 32 Serie A starts & 1 sub app, 16 goals, 4 assists, 57 shots (1.73 shots/game), on target: 26/57 (45.61%), 28.07% shot conversion rate
Higuain: 35 Serie A starts, 36 goals, 2 assists, 182 shots (5.2 shots/game), on target: 83/182 (45.60%), 19.78% shot conversion rate
Morata: 16 Serie A starts & 18 sub apps, 7 goals, 7 assists, 48 shots (1.41 shots/game), on target: 21/48 (43.75%), 14.58% shot conversion rate
Aubameyang: 28 Bundesliga starts & 3 sub apps, 25 goals, 5 assists, 118 shots (3.8 shots/game), on target: 54/118 (45.76%), 21.19% shot conversion rate
Milik: 28 Eredivisie starts & 3 sub apps, 21 goals, 7 assists, 109 shots (3.52/game), on target: 45/109 (41.28%), 19.27% finishing rate
Janssen: 32 Eridivisie starts & 2 sub apps, 27 goals, 4 assists, 152 shots (4.47/game), on target: 64/152 (42.11%), 17.76% finishing rate
Lukaku: 36 starts & 1 sub app, 18 goals, 6 assists, 118 shots (3.19/game), on target: 48/118 (40.68%), 15.25% finishing rate
For comparison:
Giroud: 26 starts & 12 sub apps, 16 goals, 6 assists, 101 shots (2.66/game), on target: 43/101 (42.57%), 15.84% finishing rate
Welbeck: 7 starts, 4 sub apps, 4 goals, 2 assists, 20 shots (1.82/game), on target: 11/20 (55%), 20% finishing rate
Kane: 37 starts & 1 sub app, 25 goals, 1 assists, shots 158 (4.16/game), on target: 74/158 (46.84%), 15.82% finishing rate
Aguero: 29 starts & 1 sub app, 24 goals, 2 assists, shots 119 (3.97/game), on target: 52/119 (43.70%), 20.17% finishing rate
Costa: 27 starts & 1 sub app, 12 goals, 6 assists, shots 68 (2.43/game), on target: 28/68 (41.18%), 17.65% finishing rate
Vardy: 36 starts, 24 goals, 6 assists, shots 115 (3.19/game), on target: 53/115 (46.09%), 20.87% finishing rate
Sturridge: 11 starts & 3 sub app, 8 goals, 1 assists, shots 48 (3.43/game), on target: 23/48 (47.92%), 16.67% finishing rate
Suarez: 35 La Liga start, 40 goals, 16 assists, shots 137 (3.91/game), on target: 70/137 (51.09%), 29.20% finishing rate
Cameron Jerome: 19 starts & 15 sub app, 3 goals, 2 assists, shots 46 (3.43/game), on target: 11/46 (23.91%), 6.52% finishing rate.
So there you have it. Looking at these figures who would you ant Arsenal to go for?
Aidan