Erling Haaland is getting closer to the record of 34 goals/season in the Premier League set by Andy Cole in the 1993-1994 season. According to Sky Sports calculations, Haaland will score 39 goals in the Premier League with the current frequency of playing and could be 41 goals if he does not rest a single minute from the end of the season in this playground.
More broadly, if Haaland kept that frequency in the remaining arenas and Man City reached the finals (FA Cup, Champions League), Haaland could have scored up to 66 goals. In 8 matches since the end of January, the Norwegian striker has only scored 2 goals but then had a very strong comeback. The 22-year-old striker scored five goals against Leipzig and three against Burnley.
In the Premier League this season, after 26 appearances, Haaland has scored 28 goals. That included 4 hat-tricks against opponents Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Wolves. The Norwegian striker has scored 1.19 goals/90 minutes, more than any player in Europe who has played 504 minutes or more.
Alexander Isak (Newcastle), Harry Kane (Tottenham) and Ivan Toney (Brentford) are competition opponents with Haaland for performance but are increasingly being left behind. 28 goals have come from 44 shots on target, which means Haaland has a goalscoring efficiency from shots on target of 1.6.
"How to stop Haaland?" is a constant question for every defense. Many of the striker's goals came from the final third of the opponent's penalty area. In this area, Haaland has had 20 shots and 16 of them have been goalscored. Although opponents were aware of the striker's threat, whether they could stop him or not was completely another matter.
Haaland has had 5 assists since the beginning of the season, but compared to the general level of Man City strikers in recent seasons, that number is quite small. On average, the 22-year-old striker has many fewer touches, dribbles and passes in the final third of the field than other strikers. However, the pressure of Haaland's strong attack made many coaches, including Pep Guardiola, ready to trade those touches.
Haaland only touched the ball 6 times in the 45 minutes against Aston Villa in the match in February. He also had just eight touches in 74 minutes against Bournemouth in the August 2022 game. The Man City striker currently has an average of 22.25 touches to get 1 goal.
Haaland's current scoring rate gives him the chance to end the season with 66 goals in all competitions if he reaches every final and plays without a minute's rest. It is uncertain whether this can happen, but the Norwegian star was brought to the Premier League to break many records and at the same time set unimaginable milestones in this world-class playground.
