Who wins more faceoffs, Brad Richards or Rickard Rakell?

Brad Richards leads the head-to-head 7-6 across 13 faceoffs.

What is Brad Richards's faceoff record against Rickard Rakell?

Brad Richards is 7-6 against Rickard Rakell in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 3-2, Defensive 0-3, Neutral 4-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Brad Richards or Rickard Rakell?

Brad Richards is the predicted winner with a 65.0% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Brad Richards vs Rickard Rakell

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Scouting Report

Brad Richards holds a +5.6% FO% edge overall. Look for Rakell on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Richards wins 53.4% vs right-shot opponents — Rakell shoots right.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Richards 50.3% vs Rakell 44.9% (+5.6%)

H2H factor Richards leads 7-6 in 13 meetings

Offensive zone Richards 72.8%

Defensive zone Richards 62.6%

Neutral zone Richards 58.6%

Result Brad Richards favored at 65.0%

65.0%

35.0%

Richards Rakell

Head-to-Head Record

7 - 6 (13 meetings)

Richards Rakell

Last 10: Richards 6-4 Rakell

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Richards

Richards Rakell

5 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Rakell

Richards Rakell

3 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Richards

Richards Rakell

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Richards

Rakell

Edge

Even Strength

50.4% (4,561)

44.4% (1,864)

+6.0%

Power Play

51.0% (512)

50.3% (197)

+0.7%

Penalty Kill

41.3% (92)

21.7% (23)

+19.6%

On penalty kill, Richards has a +19.6% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Rakell shoots right. Richards is 53.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,806).

Richards shoots left. Rakell is 44.9% vs left-shot opponents (1,334).

Home / Away

Richards

Rakell

Home

51.1% (2,671)

46.7% (1,041)

Away

49.5% (2,512)

42.7% (1,044)

By Period

Richards

Rakell

49.6%

45.6%

50.3%

42.1%

51.0%

46.4%

50.6%

50.0%

Final 5 min

49.4%

44.8%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Richards

46.0%▼

49.5%

50.3%

Rakell

40.0%▲

37.0%

44.7%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Jan 23, 2016	3	07:43	Defensive	Rickard Rakell
Jan 30, 2015	3	13:25	Neutral	Brad Richards
Jan 30, 2015	1	00:33	Defensive	Rickard Rakell
Nov 28, 2014	1	00:53	Offensive	Brad Richards
Oct 28, 2014	1	17:28	Neutral	Brad Richards
Oct 28, 2014	1	10:17	Neutral	Brad Richards
Nov 4, 2013	3	11:41	Defensive	Rickard Rakell
Nov 4, 2013	3	09:38	Offensive	Brad Richards
Nov 4, 2013	2	14:58	Neutral	Rickard Rakell
Nov 4, 2013	2	06:01	Neutral	Brad Richards
Nov 4, 2013	2	01:49	Offensive	Rickard Rakell
Nov 4, 2013	1	12:02	Offensive	Rickard Rakell
Nov 4, 2013	1	01:09	Offensive	Brad Richards

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