Erling Haaland’s (£9.6m) first season in English football has been nothing short of extraordinary, and Dream Team gaffers know this better than anyone. But how well do you really know the numbers behind his historic campaign? Here are seven stats to test your knowledge:
1. Haaland has scored more Premier League goals than Chelsea this season – FACT. Manchester City’s No9 has scored 32 goals in the top flight, two more than Chelsea’s entire squad.
2. Nobody has ever scored more goals in a Premier League season than Haaland has in 2022/23 – FICTION. Haaland has scored 32 goals so far, drawing level with Mohamed Salah for most goals in a 38-game campaign. However, he needs two more to equal Alan Shearer and Andy Cole’s record of 34.
3. Haaland has earned more points from his last five games than Aleksandar Mitrovic has produced all season – FACT. Despite Mitrovic’s effective performances for Fulham, Haaland has earned 101 points since March 14th, while Mitrovic’s overall Dream Team tally is 96 points.
4. Haaland averages over twice as many points-per-game as the next-best Dream Team’s asset this season – FICTION. While Haaland’s average of 9.8 points-per-game is impressive, it’s not quite double that of Marcus Rashford, who has averaged 5.8 points-per-game.
5. Haaland is on track to post the highest season points tally in Dream Team history – FACT. Assuming Man City progress in the Champions League, Haaland will have at least two more fixtures on top of eight league games and whatever minutes he’ll get in the FA Cup semi-final/final. If he maintains his current average of 9.8 points-per-game, he will beat Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of 477 points in a season.
6. Haaland has more points than Harry Kane and Ollie Watkins combined – FACT. Despite Kane and Watkins’ impressive performances, their combined points tally of 376 is eight short of Haaland’s.
7. Right now, Haaland is the most-popular player in Dream Team history – FICTION. While his ownership of 74% is huge, it falls short of the peak Bruno Fernandes achieved a couple of seasons back.