Brad Richards vs Vladimir Sobotka
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Vladimir Sobotka holds a +5.7% FO% edge overall. Look for Richards on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 4 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Richards 50.3% vs Sobotka 55.8% (-5.7%)
H2H factor
Sobotka leads 7-6 in 13 meetings
Offensive zone
Richards 76.8%
Defensive zone
Sobotka 65.7%
Neutral zone
Richards 52.4%
Result
Brad Richards favored at 50.2%
50.2%
49.8%
Richards
Sobotka
Head-to-Head Record
6
-
7
(13 meetings)
6
7
Richards
Sobotka
Last 10: Richards 6-4 Sobotka
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Richards
4
0
Richards
Sobotka
4 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Sobotka
2
5
Richards
Sobotka
7 total
Neutral Zone
Edge: Sobotka
0
2
Richards
Sobotka
2 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Richards
Sobotka
Edge
Even Strength
50.4% (4,561)
56.9% (2,613)
-6.5%
Power Play
51.0% (512)
57.0% (223)
-6.0%
Penalty Kill
41.3% (92)
50.6% (447)
-9.3%
On penalty kill, Sobotka has a +9.3% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Sobotka shoots left. Richards is 48.7% vs left-shot opponents (3,377).
Richards shoots left. Sobotka is 54.7% vs left-shot opponents (2,145).
Home / Away
Richards
Sobotka
Home
51.1% (2,671)
58.7% (1,601)
Away
49.5% (2,512)
53.5% (1,685)
By Period
Richards
Sobotka
P1
49.6%
56.2%
P2
50.3%
56.3%
P3
51.0%
55.3%
OT
50.6%
61.4%
Final 5 min
49.4%
57.1%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Richards
46.0%▼
49.5%
50.3%
Sobotka
50.0%▼
52.5%
56.0%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2014 | 2 | 10:55 | Defensive | Vladimir Sobotka |
| Jan 23, 2014 | 2 | 10:43 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 23, 2014 | 2 | 10:25 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 23, 2014 | 2 | 08:05 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 23, 2014 | 2 | 07:55 | Defensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 23, 2014 | 1 | 14:57 | Defensive | Vladimir Sobotka |
| Jan 23, 2014 | 1 | 10:02 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Oct 12, 2013 | 2 | 00:46 | Defensive | Vladimir Sobotka |
| Oct 12, 2013 | 1 | 17:55 | Offensive | Brad Richards |
| Jan 2, 2011 | 2 | 08:24 | Neutral | Vladimir Sobotka |
| Jan 2, 2011 | 2 | 08:15 | Defensive | Vladimir Sobotka |
| Jan 2, 2011 | 1 | 01:23 | Defensive | Vladimir Sobotka |
| Nov 27, 2010 | 1 | 08:56 | Neutral | Vladimir Sobotka |