{"id":1350374,"date":"2024-05-01T15:12:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T14:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1350374"},"modified":"2024-05-08T11:17:51","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T10:17:51","slug":"arsenal-stats-martin-odegaard-best-playmaker-europe","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arsenal-stats-martin-odegaard-best-playmaker-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Arsenal&#8217;s Martin Odegaard the best playmaker in Europe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/clubs\/arsenal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal <\/a>are on the hunt for silverware \u2014 and Martin Odegaard is the maestro behind their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/premier-league-title-odds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">title charge<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Norwegian midfielder has scored eight goals and provided eight assists in the Premier League this season, to help fire Mikel Arteta\u2019s men into first place.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/preview\/arsenal-vs-bournemouth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal v Bournemouth tips + predictions<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With three games to go, Arsenal\u2019s captain will now be pivotal to their chances of topping the table and ending Manchester City\u2019s dominance.<\/p>\n<p>As crunch time approaches for the Gunners, we consider if Odegaard is currently the best playmaker in Europe.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A slow start<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal started this season strongly, but Odegaard took some time to hit his stride.<\/p>\n<p>A propensity to shoot on sight in the campaign\u2019s early weeks saw him create just five chances across the Gunners\u2019 opening five matches, without registering a single big chance in those fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>For context, Bukayo Saka conjured 15 opportunities over the same period, though Odegaard\u2019s 16 shots did yield two goals for his side.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old put in an influential display in September\u2019s 4-0 win over Bournemouth \u2014 registering a goal and an assist \u2014 but it was not until later in the season that he truly became Arsenal\u2019s creative lynchpin.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1350378\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145548\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-first-five-games-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145548\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-first-five-games-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145548\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-first-five-games-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145548\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-first-five-games-768x960.png 768w, 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https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145548\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-first-five-games-799x999.png 799w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145548\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-first-five-games-85x106.png 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145548\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-first-five-games-16x20.png 16w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145548\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-first-five-games-300x375.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145548\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-first-five-games.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Positional shift<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Arteta\u2019s decision to move Odegaard into a deeper role in late November was the catalyst for his dramatic upturn in form.<\/p>\n<p>If we look exclusively at the league matches following that change, no player has racked up more assists than Odegaard&#8217;s seven \u2014 and he ranks top for both chances (77) and big chances (14) created.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners\u2019 No.8 also sits in first place when it comes to completed final third passes (531) and through-balls (18), while an xA of 8.78 suggests he could have racked up even more assists over that period.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal\u2019s attacking potency has, unsurprisingly, improved as a result \u2014 scoring 2.64 goals per 90 following Odegaard\u2019s positional switch, compared with just 2.08 beforehand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1350379\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-110x138.png 110w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-56x70.png 56w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-52x65.png 52w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-80x100.png 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-180x225.png 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-192x240.png 192w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-480x600.png 480w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-799x999.png 799w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-85x106.png 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-16x20.png 16w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats-300x375.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145832\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-playmaker-pass-map-and-stats.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Best in Europe?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Odegaard has undoubtedly had a major impact on Arsenal\u2019s season, but how does he compare to the continent\u2019s best playmakers?<\/p>\n<p>To an extent that depends on whether we assess his campaign as a whole, or only following his move into a deeper role.<\/p>\n<p>The 57-cap international comes out favourably when reviewing the latter, but is behind Premier League contemporary Kevin De Bruyne (0.79) for assists per 90 (0.25) over the season \u2014 though the Belgian has only played 914 minutes due to injury.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-1350380\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145954\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-v-KDB-radar-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145954\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-v-KDB-radar-1024x1024.png 1024w, 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100w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145954\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-v-KDB-radar-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145954\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-v-KDB-radar-180x180.png 180w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145954\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-v-KDB-radar-240x240.png 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145954\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-v-KDB-radar-600x600.png 600w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145954\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-v-KDB-radar-999x999.png 999w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145954\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-v-KDB-radar-85x85.png 85w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145954\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-v-KDB-radar-20x20.png 20w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2024\/05\/01145954\/1350374_1350374_Odegaard-v-KDB-radar.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Manchester United\u2019s Bruno Fernandes has also created more chances (3.27 vs 2.96) and big chances (0.61 vs 0.51) per 90 than Odegaard in 2023\/24.<\/p>\n<p>And if we look at Europe\u2019s elite leagues, Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s Florian Wirtz and Borussia Dortmund\u2019s Julian Brandt have each chipped in with more assists \u2014 both in total and per 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>It may therefore be contentious to call Odegaard the continent\u2019s best playmaker, but he is certainly proving invaluable to title-chasing Arsenal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal are on the hunt for silverware \u2014 and Martin Odegaard is the maestro behind their title charge. The Norwegian midfielder has scored eight goals and provided eight assists in the Premier League this season, to help fire Mikel Arteta\u2019s men into first place. Read more: Arsenal v Bournemouth tips + predictions With three games&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":455,"featured_media":1350376,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Arsenal stats: Is Martin Odegaard the best playmaker in Europe?","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"features-category":[],"squawka-category":[],"class_list":["post-1350374","features","type-features","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Arsenal stats: Is Martin Odegaard the best playmaker in Europe?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/arsenal-stats-martin-odegaard-best-playmaker-europe\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is Arsenal&#039;s Martin Odegaard the best playmaker in Europe?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Arsenal are on the hunt for silverware \u2014 and Martin Odegaard is the maestro behind their title charge. 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