How many league goals will Haaland score this season?

[DD]

He’s been like that a lot in his short career so far. Seems to hit the ground running, scoring for fun at the start of each season or at a new club, then it calms down to a more normal but still very good rate to end the season.

(All League and CL goals only)

In 2019-20 he scored 19 goals in the opening 13 games for Salzburg to start the season, then 5 goals in 8 games with 5 of those games being goalless for him.

He then moved to Dortmund in the January and scored 11 goals in his first 8 games for them, then 5 goals in his last 9 games that season with 6 of those games being goalless for him.

2020-21: 16 goals in 13 games up to the Winter break, then 8 goals in 13 to the end of the season with 8 goalles games.

2021-22: 14 goals in 14 games up to the Winter break, then 8 in 13 to the end of the season with 8 goalles games.

2022-23: 23 goals in 15 games for City up to the World Cup, then 9 in 13 games since the WC with 7 goalless games.

Another thing that was very notable at Dortmund was that he would often score two or three in a game and none in others. When he has a team by the short and curlies, he'll go to town on them, but when he's marshalled well, he won't get a sniff.

For instance, this was his record in 2020-21, when he scored 41 in 40 games.:-

0-2-0-1-2-0-2-1-2-1-4-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-1-0-1-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-2-2-0-2.

That means that his 41 goals came in 23 games and he failed to score in 17 games. That's a very unusual pattern for any striker.

These stats are actually very noteworthy, because it conveys the impression that he could be a flat track bully. We didn't buy him to score bunches of goals in games that we'd win anyway. We bought him to score goals that would turn draws into wins, and this is something that we're not seeing enough of.

 

[colorado blue]

I preferred watching us when we played a false 9 and not knowing who would score but we created so many chances players like Bernie, Gundo, SterlIng etc were getting easily double digits. In Haalands first 6 games we were finding through balls and he looked unstoppable. when was last game we made that pass and he scored. I think teams have found a way to flood the middle and prevent that and we have one less player in midfield to pass around them. We figured that out with Rico pushing forward for a while but Pep seems to have given up on that plan. Now we spend all our time pass sideways and Eddie gets more passes than Haaland.

Dont think this is Haalands fault, but we dont have a plan B that is working.

 

[GRB]

I’m now on £250 for my 200/1 bet for 40 prem goals. Gutted.

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

There's gonna be an avalanche of Viking goals in the next few games.

 

[Corky]

Another thing that was very notable at Dortmund was that he would often score two or three in a game and none in others. When he has a team by the short and curlies, he'll go to town on them, but when he's marshalled well, he won't get a sniff.

For instance, this was his record in 2020-21, when he scored 41 in 40 games.:-

0-2-0-1-2-0-2-1-2-1-4-2-0-0-2-0-0-2-0-1-0-1-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-2-0-0-0-0-2-0-2-2-0-2.

That means that his 41 goals came in 23 games and he failed to score in 17 games. That's a very unusual pattern for any striker.

These stats are actually very noteworthy, because it conveys the impression that he could be a flat track bully. We didn't buy him to score bunches of goals in games that we'd win anyway. We bought him to score goals that would turn draws into wins, and this is something that we're not seeing enough of.

His goal scoring rate was better against the other top 4 teams, 7 from 5 games. 2 and 1 v Bayern Mun.

No one scores every game. Bollocks hypothesis.

 

[smeeagain]

8 to go!

 

[PabZabb]

I’m now on £250 for my 200/1 bet for 40 prem goals. Gutted.

What stake have you had? Would’ve loved a bit of that looking back

 

[leo_city]

You have pundits and guys like Carragher woofing that he's not found the right fit and what not. Absolute madness.. 27 goals and 4 assists. 13 games to go still!

 

[Bazzmand Show]

You have pundits and guys like Carragher woofing that he's not found the right fit and what not. Absolute madness.. 27 goals and 4 assists. 13 games to go still!

It's just typical reactionary nonsense.

Last year it was 'City need a forward to win the CL'.

Now it's 'City are no good with a centre forward, despite the fact he has absolutelt dominated'.

No point listening.

 

[kun]

We were so much quicker to feed Haaland today. It stretched their defence much more and I think the presence of Álvarez afforded him more space. You could definitely see a concerted effort to pay Haaland through as quick as possible. Great to see. Those PL records still well within his sights.