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Werner vs Aubameyang
I will comparing both players' last full Bundesliga season by numbers. Both players played for clubs that finished in the 3rd spot in their respective seasons
Aubameyang got off to his Premier League career to a flyer! Will Werner do the same?
Werner vs AubameyangI will comparing both players' last full Bundesliga season by numbers. Both players played for clubs that finished in the 3rd spot in their respective seasons
Aubameyang got off to his Premier League career to a flyer! Will Werner do the same?
I'll start off by looking at both team's numbers then go on to talk about both players in more detail! Before going into the formations.
Borussia Dortmund- 2016/17
Table position: 3rd
Goals scored: 72
Big chances created: 88
Goals per match: 2.1
RB Leipzig- 2019/20
Table position: 3rd
Goals scored: 81
Big chances created: 90
Goals per match: 2.4
Table position: 3rd
Goals scored: 72
Big chances created: 88
Goals per match: 2.1
RB Leipzig- 2019/20
Table position: 3rd
Goals scored: 81
Big chances created: 90
Goals per match: 2.4
In the 2016/17 Bundesliga season there were 877 goals. Borussia Dortmund scored 8% of these goals
In the 2019/20 Bundesliga season there were 982 goals scored and Leipzig scored 8% of these goals
In the 2019/20 Bundesliga season there were 982 goals scored and Leipzig scored 8% of these goals
Both teams scored the same percentage of goals in their seasons but which player scored/created the most?
Aubameyang 2016/17 Bundesliga season by numbers.
31 goals
2 assists
Goals created: 33
Minutes per goal: 90
Chances created: 27
Key passes: 25
Big chances missed: 25
31 goals2 assists Goals created: 33
Minutes per goal: 90
Chances created: 27
Key passes: 25
Big chances missed: 25
Timo Werner 2019/20 Bundesliga season by numbers.
28
8
Goals created: 36
Minutes per goal: 100
Chances created: 61
Key passes: 53
Big chances missed: 21
288Goals created: 36
Minutes per goal: 100
Chances created: 61
Key passes: 53
Big chances missed: 21
Aubameyang contributed to 3.8% of all Bundesliga goals in the 2016/17 season and Werner contributed 3.7% of all goals in his season. Very similar numbers! Let's look at the formations/roles both players played.
In the 2016/17 season Dortmund played with a 4-2-3-1 or the 4-1-4-1 formation with Aubameyang leading the line. Arsenal also played the 4-2-3-1 formation when Aubameyang went to them which helped him fit in!
RB Leipzig's system this season has been different to Dortmund's one. They played a 4-2-2-2 formation. Werner played up front with Poulsen/Schick who were both tall strikers. They used 2 attacking midfielders on the left and right that would drifft in and out with 2 holding mids.
As of yet we don't know how Chelsea could line up but they could line up in a similar formation with Werner and Abraham up front, Pulisic and Ziyech as the creative midfielders/wingers and the Kovacic and Kante in that holding role.
If Chelsea buy Havertz they could still play this formation or drop him behind Werner. Haverz played every game since the restart for Leverkusen as a striker.
Do you think Werner will have the same impact as Aubameyang did when he arrived at Arsenal?
