That comes out to an average of a goal involvement every 2.42 games last season and a current average of a goal involvement every 1.72 games this season, which is probably better than most would have expected and more than good enough for most Premier League strikers, but it's an average that pales in comparison to the Newcastle man's.
On top of producing more goals and assists than the German, the former Real Sociedad star is also just far more clinical in front of goal, with Understat calculating that he has scored his 17 league goals this season from an expected goal figure of just 14.03, meaning he was able to score from chances they considered to be particularly difficult.
In contrast, Understat has concluded that the former Chelsea ace has scored his eight league goals this season from an expected goal figure of 11.11, which comes out to a quite significant underperformance of 3.11, which might help to explain why his captain's assist numbers are somewhat underwhelming so far.
Newcastle Alexander Isak
In fact, while Understat does not take statistics from the FA Cup, we saw this issue play out in the game against Manchester United, as Sofascore credited the Norwegian for creating two big chances while they also then had the German down as missing two big chances, chances we doubt the Magpies' sharpshooter would have missed.
Ultimately, Havertz is a talented footballer, but his wastefulness in front of goal this season is costing Arsenal, and while Odegaard has not been at his very best either, he's still created opportunities, which we reckon Isak would have buried.
Therefore, if Arteta and Co want to give the Drammen-born maestro the best chance of getting back to his best next season, signing the Swedish superstar is the way to go, even if he costs an arm and a leg
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