How Leeds United forward Pierre-Michel Lasogga compares to Middlesbrough’s Britt Assombalonga.
This season Middlesbrough splashed out £15 million to sign Britt Assombalonga from Nottingham Forest as they made a real statement of their intention to win promotion.
Leeds United meanwhile lost their top scorer Chris Wood for £15 million to Premier League side Burnley.
Impressively they have managed to replace him with a loan striker who is even outperforming Assombalonga.
Pierre-Michel Lasogga has scored three goals to Assombalonga’s five – but crucially he has played in six fewer games.
A more detailed look at the two players’ performances shows it is Hamburg loanee Lasogga who has been more impressive.
Here is a look at how the duo compare so far…
| Team | Shots per game | Shots on target per game | Goals per game | Scoring V Shooting Accuracy | Key Passes per game | Assists | Aerial Duels Won per game | Touches per game | Mins Played | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Michel Lasogga | Leeds | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 17% | 1.2 | 2 | 3.2 | 25.2 | 418 |
| Britt Assombalonga | Middlesbrough | 2.36 | 1.09 | 0.45 | 19% | 1 | 0 | 1.18 | 35.18 | 970 |
Lasogga has attempted more shots per game, creates more chances per game, and wins more aerial duels per game than Assombalonga.
Even if he were narrowly lagging behind the £15 million Middlesbrough man it would be impressive, but the fact he is outplaying his Championship rival makes Leeds United’s deal look even more of a coup.
The big challenge for Lasogga is to now keep this up over the course of the season.
Leeds currently sit in a lofty fifth compared to Middlesbrough’s 11th, and should be delighted with the business they have been able to do so far.
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