Auston Matthews vs David Krejci
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Auston Matthews holds a +3.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Krejci on neutral-zone draws (62% H2H, 21 meetings). Matthews wins 53.9% vs right-shot opponents — Krejci shoots right.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Matthews 53.9% vs Krejci 50.9% (+3.0%)
H2H factor
Krejci leads 26-24 in 50 meetings
Offensive zone
Krejci 54.6%
Defensive zone
Krejci 56.3%
Neutral zone
Krejci 54.6%
Result
David Krejci favored at 55.0%
45.0%
55.0%
Matthews
Krejci
Head-to-Head Record
24
-
26
(50 meetings)
24
26
Matthews
Krejci
Last 10: Matthews 7-3 Krejci
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Matthews
11
7
Matthews
Krejci
18 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Krejci
5
6
Matthews
Krejci
11 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Krejci
8
13
Matthews
Krejci
21 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Matthews
Krejci
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (9,298)
50.6% (9,657)
+3.4%
Power Play
55.5% (530)
55.3% (1,027)
+0.2%
Penalty Kill
49.8% (482)
48.8% (469)
+1.0%
On even strength, Matthews has a +3.4% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Krejci shoots right. Matthews is 53.9% vs right-shot opponents (3,705).
Matthews shoots left. Krejci is 52.2% vs left-shot opponents (7,616).
Home / Away
Matthews
Krejci
Home
56.3% (5,065)
53.1% (5,660)
Away
51.5% (5,245)
48.7% (5,517)
By Period
Matthews
Krejci
P1
55.5%
50.7%
P2
53.3%
51.8%
P3
52.8%
50.2%
OT
56.6%
53.0%
Final 5 min
54.1%
50.8%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Matthews
70.0%▲
64.0%
53.9%
Krejci
36.0%▼
43.5%
50.9%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2023 | 1 | 13:15 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Jan 14, 2023 | 1 | 10:54 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 3 | 04:05 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 2 | 19:00 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 2 | 00:34 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 2 | 00:26 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 1 | 18:46 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 1 | 05:49 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Nov 15, 2019 | 1 | 03:16 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 3 | 13:05 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 3 | 06:51 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 3 | 03:53 | Offensive | David Krejci |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 2 | 14:47 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 2 | 12:22 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 1 | 18:21 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 1 | 15:10 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 1 | 12:54 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 1 | 12:39 | Neutral | David Krejci |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 1 | 08:00 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Jan 12, 2019 | 1 | 04:54 | Defensive | David Krejci |