Haaland vs. Salah: The talisman with the most goals in the championship match

We examine the data that demonstrates the impact of Norwegian and Egyptian players on their clubs.

Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah not only score a ton of goals for Manchester City and Liverpool, but they also score really significant goals.

Salah and Haaland are regularly altering games for their teams this season, according to statistics, as the football world eagerly awaits Sunday’s matchup between the top two teams in the Premier League.

With ten, Salah leads the league in goals and assists that have either put his team ahead, like in their 3-2 victory at St Mary’s, or leveled the score, as in his first goal at Southampton last weekend.

Having scored nine of these goals, Haaland is currently ranked second. He most recently gave Brighton & Hove Albion the lead on the road on November 9 before the home team rallied in the second half.

The majority of goal involvements when teams tie or win

Head-to-head since the arrival of Haaland

Naturally, games versus direct competitors are the greatest ones that a player can alter.

Since Haaland joined the Blues prior to the 2022–2023 season, Liverpool and Man City have played each other six times in three different competitions.

Haaland has made five appearances and scored twice, while Salah has participated in all six games and scored four goals.

Liverpool v Man City matches since 2022/23

Haaland didn’t participate.

Struggle for the Golden Boot
Haaland has scored more Premier League goals than Salah this season (12 vs. 10), despite the fact that Man City is eight points behind Liverpool and has gone six games without a victory across all competitions.

That will undoubtedly increase the Egyptian’s incentive to defeat his fierce opponent for the Golden Boot, which is given to the league’s top scorer at the end of the season.

Premier League top goal scorers 2024/25

Salah’s pursuit of a record-tying fourth victory has been postponed as Haaland has already won the Golden Boot in each of his full seasons with Man City.

Golden Boot winners since Salah joined Liverpool

This season may be Salah’s final opportunity to face Arsenal great Thierry Henry, since rumors over his future are still rampant in the final season of his current Liverpool deal.

He must first pass Haaland in the 2024–2025 race. The ideal method to achieve this goal would be to score against City on Sunday while putting your trust in teammates like Virgil van Dijk to keep the Norwegian quiet.

Multiple Golden Boot winners