Data-driven: Europa League stats for this week's matches
A busy week of European club football concludes on Thursday with eight first-leg matches in the Europa League knockout phase play-off round.
Below, you will find the leading player statistics per 90 minutes in the following categories: goals, shots, shots on target, assists, cards, fouls committed, fouls against and goalkeeper saves.
There are also team statistics for shots, shots on target, fouls and cards. We have omitted players who will not feature in the games, whether that is because of injury or suspension.
Europa League knockout play-off round, first-leg fixtures
Thursday, February 13
5.45pm BST
Union SG vs Ajax
Midtjylland vs Real Sociedad
Ferencvaros vs Viktoria Plzen
Fenerbahce vs Anderlecht
8pm BST
PAOK vs FCSB
AZ Alkmaar vs Galatasaray
Porto vs Roma
Twente vs Bodo/Glimt
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Player stats
1 – Goals
This list of players who scored at least three goals in the league phase has some notable absentees who sit out this week's matches because of injury or ineligibility. They include Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen, who has five goals but misses his side's trip to AZ Alkmaar because of suspension.
Player Goals
Barnabas Varga (Ferencvaros) 6
Samu Omorodion (Porto) 5
Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce) 4
Franjo Ivanovic (Union SG) 4
Prince Adu Kwabena (Viktoria Plzen) 3
Ander Barrenetxea (Real Sociedad) 3
Daniel Birligea (FCSB) 3
Hakon Evjen (Bodo/Glimt) 3
Kian Fitz-Jim (Ajax) 3
Sven Mijnans (AZ Alkmaar) 3
Troy Parrott (AZ Alkmaar) 3
Orri Steinn Oskarsson (Real Sociedad) 3
Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) 3
Bertrand Traore (Ajax) 3
Matej Vydra (Viktoria Plzen) 3
Kasper Waarst Hogh (Bodo/Glimt) 3
2 – Shots
Kevin Rodriguez of Union Saint-Gilloise averages 4.6 shots per 90 minutes but that may not worry Thursday's opponents Ajax too much as the Colombian has yet to score in this season's competition.
Player Shots per 90 minutes
Kevin Rodriguez (Union SG) 4.6
Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) 4.2
Ulrik Saltnes (Bodo/Glimt) 4.2
Paulo Dybala (Roma) 4.1
Bertrand Traore (Ajax) 3.8
Baris Alper Yilmaz (Galatasaray) 3.6
Kady Borges (Ferencvaros) 3.5
Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce) 3.5
Prince Adu Kwabena (Viktoria Plzen) 3.5
Matias Soule (Roma) 3.4
3 – Shots on target
Kady Borges of Ferencvaros and Fenerbahce's Youssef En-Nesyri share top spot, averaging 1.8 shots on target per 90 minutes, but the goal count stands at a healthy 4-1 in favour of En-Nesyri.
Player Shots on target per 90 minutes
Kady Borges (Ferencvaros) 1.8
Youssef En-Nesyri (Fenerbahce) 1.8
Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad) 1.6
Sheraldo Becker (Real Sociedad) 1.5
Matias Soule (Roma) 1.4
Edward Chilufya (Midtjylland) 1.4
Bertrand Traore (Ajax) 1.4
Brian Brobbey (Ajax) 1.4
Mikel Oyarzabal (Real Sociedad) 1.4
Samu Omorodion (Porto) 1.4
4 – Assists
At the age of 37, Dries Mertens of Galatasaray is still providing chances for his team-mates, leading the way here with four assists. This top five does not feature Kiril Despodov of PAOK, who has three assists but will not be in the squad to face FCSB because of illness.
5 – Yellow cards
Fenerbahce feature heavily at the top end of this category, Bright Osayi-Samuel leading the way on five yellows, with team-mates Fred and Mert Muldur in hot pursuit on four apiece.
Player Assists
Dries Mertens (Galatasaray) 4
Patrick Berg (Bodo/Glimt) 3
Kady Borges (Ferencvaros) 3
Brian Brobbey (Ajax) 3
Aral Simsir (Midtjylland) 3
6 – Fouls committed
Perhaps the Fenerbahce trio in the previous category should have a quiet word with team-mate Ismael Yuksek in training. The defender averages 4.1 fouls per game – second only to Kamiel Van De Perre of Union Saint-Gilloise on 4.3, but has been booked only twice.
Player Yellow Cards
Bright Osayi-Samuel (Fenerbahce) 5
Christian Burgess (Union SG) 4
Fred (Fenerbahce) 4
Mert Muldur (Fenerbahce) 4
Barnabas Varga (Ferencvaros) 4
Sofyan Amrabat (Fenerbahce) 3
Daniel Birligea (FCSB) 3
Branco van den Boomen (Ajax) 3
Sampson Dweh (Viktoria Plzen) 3
Jorrel Hato (Ajax) 3
Anan Khalaii (Union SG) 3
Kevin Mac Allister (Union SG) 3
Koki Machida (Union SG) 3
Aihen Munoz (Real Sociedad) 3
David Moller Wolfe (AZ Alkmaar) 3
Samu Omorodion (Porto) 3
Nehuen Perez (Porto) 3
Bart van Rooij (Twente) 3
Kenneth Taylor (Ajax) 3
Charles Vanhoutte (Union SG) 3
7 – Fouls against
Van Den Perre also features towards the top end of those sinned against as well as sinning, drawing an average of 3.5 fouls per game. But he can't hold a candle to Mikel Gogorza of Midtjylland.
Player Fouls per 90 minutes
Kamiel Van De Perre (Union SG) 4.3
Ismael Yuksek (Fenerbahce) 4.1
Danny Namaso (Porto) 3.6
Gijs Besselink (Twente) 3.5
Aihen Munoz (Real Sociedad) 3.3
Edward Chilufya (Midtjylland) 2.9
Christian Rasmussen (Ajax) 2.9
Adam Buksa (Mitdjylland) 2.8
Mees de Wit (AZ Alkmaar) 2.9
Koki Machida (Union SG) 2.7
8 – Goalkeeper saves
Heading the stats for goalkeepers who will feature in this week's matches is another Fenerbahce player, Irfan Can Egribayat, who averages exactly five saves per 90 minutes.
Player Fouls won per 90 minutes
Mikel Gogorza (Mitdjylland) 5.0
Brandon Thomas (PAOK) 4.0
Nilson Angulo (Anderlecht) 4
Kamiel Van De Perre (Union SG) 3.5
Fred (Fenerbahce) 3.5
Moussa N'Diaye (Anderlecht) 3.5
Tommaso Baldanzi (Roma) 3.4
Matias Soule (Roma) 3.1
Rodrigo Becao (Fenebahce) 3.1
Paulo Dybala (Roma) 3.1
Team stats
1 – Shots
Galatasaray were the leading scorers in the league phase of the competition with 19 goals and, not surprisingly, their average of 21.4 shots per 90 minutes is the best of the 16 teams playing this week.
Player Saves per 90 minutes
Irfan Can Egribayat (Fenerbahce) 5.0
Martin Jedlicka (Viktoria Plzen) 4.1
Jonas Lossl (Midtjylland) 4.1
Nikita Haikin (Bodo/Glimt) 4.0
Dominik Kotarski (PAOK) 3.5
Lars Unnertall (Twente) 3.4
Stefan Tarnovanu (FCSB) 3.3
Remko Pasveer (Ajax) 3.0
Colin Coosemans (Anderlecht) 2.9
Mile Svilar (Roma) 2.6
Anthony Moris (Union SG) 2.5
Adam Varga (Ferencvaros) 2.5
Rome-Jayden Owusu-Oduro (AZ Alkmaar) 2.4
Diogo Costa (Porto) 2.4
Fernando Muslera (Galtasaray) 2.2
Alex Remiro (Real Sociedad) 2.0
Team Shots per 90 minutes
Galatasaray 21.4
Roma 16.6
Union SG 15.5
Real Sociedad 14.9
PAOK 14.3
Porto 14.1
Bodo/Glimt 13.8
Ajax 13.4
Viktoria Plzen 12.1
Anderlecht 11.9
Ferencvaros 11.8
Midtjylland 11.1
AZ Alkmaar 11.0
Twente 11.0
FCSB 10.0
Fenerbahce 7.9
2 – Shots on target
The Turkish champions also head the list of teams here, averaging 7.4 shots on target per 90 minutes. Osimhen may be missing tonight but Yunus Akgun, who also has five goals, is expected to start.
Team Shots on target per 90 minutes
Galatasaray 7.4
Ajax 5.9
Roma 5.5
Real Sociedad 5.5
PAOK 5.5
Union SG 5.4
Ferencvaros 4.6
Midtjylland 4.6
Porto 4.5
Bodo/Glimt 4.5
Viktoria Plzen 4.3
Anderlecht 4.1
AZ Alkmaar 4.0
FCSB 3.8
Twente 3.5
Fenerbahce 3.0
3 – Yellow cards
No surprises in the team yellow cards category, where Fred and his Fenerbahce team-mates are the only ones averaging more than four every 90 minutes.
Team Fouls per 90 minutes
Fenerbahce 4.1
Union SG 3.6
FCSB 3.3
AZ Alkmaar 2.9
Ajax 2.6
Twente 2.6
Real Sociedad 2.6
Porto 2.4
Galatasaray 2.4
Ferencvaros 2.3
Anderlecht 1.9
Viktoria Plzen 1.8
PAOK 1.5
Roma 1.5
Bodo/Glimt 1.4
Midtjylland 0.9
4 – Fouls committed
AZ Alkmaar and Union Saint-Gilloise share top billing when it comes to fouls per 90 minutes, averaging 15.3 each – one every six minutes.
Team Fouls per 90 minutes
AZ Alkmaar 15.3
Union SG 15.3
FCSB 14.9
Ajax 14.4
Fenerbahce 13.8
Ferencvaros 13.0
Porto 12.8
Twente 12.3
Real Sociedad 12.1
Viktoria Plzen 11.5
Midtjylland 11.4
PAOK 10.1
Anderlecht 10.0
Galatasaray 10.0
Roma 9.5
Bodo/Glimt 9.1
All data taken from fbref.com
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