Frans Nielsen vs Jacob Josefson
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
These two are closely matched in overall FO% (48.5% vs 48.8%). Look for Nielsen on offensive-zone draws (55% H2H, 11 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Nielsen 48.5% vs Josefson 48.8% (-0.3%)
H2H factor
Nielsen leads 19-17 in 36 meetings
Offensive zone
Josefson 50.1%
Defensive zone
Josefson 50.3%
Neutral zone
Josefson 50.6%
Result
Jacob Josefson favored at 50.3%
49.7%
50.3%
Nielsen
Josefson
Head-to-Head Record
19
-
17
(36 meetings)
19
17
Nielsen
Josefson
Last 10: Nielsen 6-4 Josefson
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
6
5
Nielsen
Josefson
11 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
7
6
Nielsen
Josefson
13 total
Neutral Zone
Even
6
6
Nielsen
Josefson
12 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Nielsen
Josefson
Edge
Even Strength
49.3% (7,608)
48.8% (2,339)
+0.5%
Power Play
54.7% (594)
51.9% (185)
+2.8%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (1,420)
45.8% (312)
-4.1%
On penalty kill, Josefson has a +4.1% edge.
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Josefson shoots left. Nielsen is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,996).
Nielsen shoots left. Josefson is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (1,888).
Home / Away
Nielsen
Josefson
Home
49.9% (4,766)
50.5% (1,517)
Away
47.1% (4,890)
46.8% (1,329)
By Period
Nielsen
Josefson
P1
49.7%
46.4%
P2
47.6%
50.1%
P3
48.2%
49.8%
OT
46.6%
37.5%
Final 5 min
48.7%
51.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nielsen
50.0%▬
50.0%
48.5%
Josefson
42.0%▼
44.0%
48.8%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2018 | 2 | 08:10 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Feb 22, 2018 | 2 | 08:02 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Apr 9, 2017 | 2 | 01:54 | Neutral | Jacob Josefson |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 2 | 18:03 | Neutral | Jacob Josefson |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 2 | 15:01 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 1 | 11:27 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 31, 2017 | 1 | 01:28 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 13, 2015 | 2 | 13:40 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 13, 2015 | 2 | 04:54 | Offensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Dec 13, 2015 | 1 | 00:00 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Nov 3, 2015 | 2 | 01:33 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Nov 3, 2015 | 1 | 07:41 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Nov 3, 2015 | 1 | 04:50 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Oct 31, 2015 | 2 | 00:34 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 3 | 10:58 | Defensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 2 | 19:44 | Neutral | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 2 | 12:57 | Neutral | Jacob Josefson |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 2 | 09:30 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 2 | 09:25 | Offensive | Jacob Josefson |
| Mar 21, 2015 | 1 | 16:40 | Neutral | Jacob Josefson |