Auston Matthews vs Frans Nielsen
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Auston Matthews holds a +5.4% FO% edge overall. Look for Matthews on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 15 meetings). Matthews wins 53.9% vs left-shot opponents — Nielsen shoots left.
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Matthews 53.9% vs Nielsen 48.5% (+5.4%)
H2H factor
Matthews leads 16-9 in 25 meetings
Offensive zone
Matthews 95.0%
Defensive zone
Matthews 74.3%
Neutral zone
Matthews 86.5%
Result
Auston Matthews favored at 89.2%
89.2%
10.8%
Matthews
Nielsen
Head-to-Head Record
16
-
9
(25 meetings)
16
9
Matthews
Nielsen
Last 10: Matthews 6-4 Nielsen
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Matthews
10
5
Matthews
Nielsen
15 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Matthews
3
2
Matthews
Nielsen
5 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Matthews
3
2
Matthews
Nielsen
5 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Matthews
Nielsen
Edge
Even Strength
54.0% (9,298)
49.3% (7,608)
+4.7%
Power Play
55.5% (530)
54.7% (594)
+0.8%
Penalty Kill
49.8% (482)
41.7% (1,420)
+8.1%
On penalty kill, Matthews has a +8.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Nielsen shoots left. Matthews is 53.9% vs left-shot opponents (6,605).
Matthews shoots left. Nielsen is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,996).
Home / Away
Matthews
Nielsen
Home
56.3% (5,065)
49.9% (4,766)
Away
51.5% (5,245)
47.1% (4,890)
By Period
Matthews
Nielsen
P1
55.5%
49.7%
P2
53.3%
47.6%
P3
52.8%
48.2%
OT
56.6%
46.6%
Final 5 min
54.1%
48.7%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Matthews
70.0%▲
64.0%
53.9%
Nielsen
50.0%▬
50.0%
48.5%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 27, 2019 | 2 | 14:00 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 23, 2018 | 2 | 14:00 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 23, 2018 | 2 | 11:26 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 23, 2018 | 1 | 06:27 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Dec 6, 2018 | OT | 00:51 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 6, 2018 | 2 | 05:10 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Dec 6, 2018 | 1 | 16:19 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Oct 11, 2018 | 3 | 07:39 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Mar 24, 2018 | 3 | 10:21 | Neutral | Auston Matthews |
| Mar 24, 2018 | 1 | 09:19 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Feb 18, 2018 | 3 | 05:38 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Feb 18, 2018 | 1 | 11:30 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Oct 18, 2017 | 3 | 16:31 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Oct 18, 2017 | 1 | 01:40 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Apr 1, 2017 | 1 | 09:36 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 7, 2017 | 3 | 12:21 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Mar 7, 2017 | 3 | 12:01 | Defensive | Auston Matthews |
| Mar 7, 2017 | 3 | 08:45 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |
| Mar 7, 2017 | 3 | 08:22 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 7, 2017 | 1 | 12:16 | Offensive | Auston Matthews |