He's like Haaland: Arsenal eye £42m "sensation" who outscored Havertz & Jesus - opinion

The parallels between the pair are best seen in their underlying numbers, such as their non-penalty expected goal and assists figures, the number of progressive passes and live passes they make, the number of goals they score per shot and shot on target, the number of aerial duels they win and how many shot and goal-creating actions they produce, all per 90.

Dovbyk & Haaland

Stats per 90

Dovbyk

Haaland

Non-Penalty Expected Goals + Assists

0.84

0.96

Progressive Passes

0.91

0.92

Goals per Shot

0.22

0.18

Goals per Shot on Target

0.47

0.40

Live Passes

12.5

13.2

Shot-Creating Actions

1.98

2.08

Goal-Creating Actions

0.45

0.39

Aerial Duels Won

1.36

1.37

All Stats vis FBref for the 23/24 League Season

In all, the Cherkasy-born "sensation", as dubbed by Guardian journalist Nick Ames, shares a number of similarities with the two-time Premier League Golden Boot winner, and unsurprisingly, he outscored the Gunners' two leading strikers last season combined.

In just 41 games for the Catalan club, he scored 25 goals and provided ten assists, averaging a goal involvement every 1.17 games across all competitions.

Dovbyk vs Havertz vs Jesus

Player

Dovbyk

Havertz

Jesus

Appearances

41

51

36

Goals

25

14

8

Assists

10

7

8

Goal Involvements per Match

0.85

0.41

0.44

All Stats via Transfermarkt

In comparison, Havertz scored 14 goals and provided seven assists in 51 matches, equating to a goal involvement every 2.42 games, while Jesus' 16 goals and assists in 36 games work out to a slightly more impressive 2.25 matches per goal involvement.

Lastly, while Arsenal played well last season with their current crop of strikers, they still came up short when it mattered most. Therefore, Edu and Co must go all out to bring Dovbyk to the Emirates in the coming weeks, as his record last season was incredible.

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