Frans Nielsen vs Valtteri Filppula
All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head
Scouting Report
Valtteri Filppula holds a +2.1% FO% edge overall. Look for Filppula on offensive-zone draws (70% H2H, 27 meetings).
Prediction Breakdown
Model
XGBoost ML Model
Overall FO% (Bayesian)
Nielsen 48.5% vs Filppula 50.5% (-2.1%)
H2H factor
Filppula leads 42-34 in 76 meetings
Offensive zone
Nielsen 52.8%
Defensive zone
Nielsen 61.7%
Neutral zone
Nielsen 56.3%
Result
Frans Nielsen favored at 57.0%
57.0%
43.0%
Nielsen
Filppula
Head-to-Head Record
34
-
42
(76 meetings)
34
42
Nielsen
Filppula
Last 10: Nielsen 5-5 Filppula
Zone Breakdown
Offensive Zone
Edge: Filppula
8
19
Nielsen
Filppula
27 total
Defensive Zone
Edge: Nielsen
15
12
Nielsen
Filppula
27 total
Neutral Zone
Even
11
11
Nielsen
Filppula
22 total
Situation Matchup
Situation
Nielsen
Filppula
Edge
Even Strength
49.3% (7,608)
50.7% (7,257)
-1.4%
Power Play
54.7% (594)
54.4% (1,152)
+0.3%
Penalty Kill
41.7% (1,420)
44.0% (811)
-2.3%
Handedness & Splits
Handedness
Filppula shoots left. Nielsen is 49.3% vs left-shot opponents (5,996).
Nielsen shoots left. Filppula is 50.5% vs left-shot opponents (5,892).
Home / Away
Nielsen
Filppula
Home
49.9% (4,766)
51.5% (4,842)
Away
47.1% (4,890)
49.5% (4,396)
By Period
Nielsen
Filppula
P1
49.7%
50.1%
P2
47.6%
50.3%
P3
48.2%
51.0%
OT
46.6%
58.6%
Final 5 min
48.7%
49.3%
Recent Form
Player
Last 50
Last 200
Career
Nielsen
50.0%▬
50.0%
48.5%
Filppula
52.0%▲
45.0%
50.6%
Recent Faceoffs
| Date | Period | Time | Zone | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 2019 | 3 | 16:17 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 16, 2019 | 3 | 11:28 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 16, 2019 | 3 | 11:11 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 16, 2019 | 2 | 08:24 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 15, 2018 | OT | 00:44 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 3 | 12:04 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 2 | 12:17 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 2 | 08:45 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 2 | 06:57 | Neutral | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 1 | 07:38 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 8, 2018 | 1 | 02:36 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 20, 2018 | 3 | 01:05 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Mar 20, 2018 | 2 | 01:39 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 20, 2018 | 2 | 01:20 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Mar 20, 2018 | 1 | 04:17 | Offensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Jan 23, 2018 | 1 | 19:28 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Jan 23, 2018 | 1 | 16:20 | Defensive | Frans Nielsen |
| Dec 20, 2017 | 3 | 17:32 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 20, 2017 | 2 | 19:06 | Defensive | Valtteri Filppula |
| Dec 20, 2016 | 3 | 00:56 | Offensive | Valtteri Filppula |