Who wins more faceoffs, Marc-Andre Cliche or Michal Handzus?

Marc-Andre Cliche leads the head-to-head 6-3 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Marc-Andre Cliche's faceoff record against Michal Handzus?

Marc-Andre Cliche is 6-3 against Michal Handzus in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 2-1, Defensive 3-0, Neutral 1-2.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Marc-Andre Cliche or Michal Handzus?

Michal Handzus is the predicted winner with a 58.8% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Marc-Andre Cliche vs Michal Handzus

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All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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Scouting Report

Michal Handzus holds a +2.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Cliche on defensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings).

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Cliche 48.8% vs Handzus 51.4% (-2.8%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Handzus 66.0%

Defensive zone Cliche 50.8%

Neutral zone Handzus 61.2%

Result Michal Handzus favored at 58.8%

41.2%

58.8%

Cliche Handzus

Head-to-Head Record

6 - 3 (9 meetings)

Cliche Handzus

Last 9: Cliche 6-3 Handzus

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Cliche

Cliche Handzus

3 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Cliche

Cliche Handzus

3 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Handzus

Cliche Handzus

3 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Cliche

Handzus

Edge

Even Strength

50.3% (1,092)

51.5% (2,438)

-1.2%

Power Play

29.4% (17)

58.0% (286)

-28.6%

Penalty Kill

44.6% (345)

47.3% (471)

-2.7%

On power play, Handzus has a +28.6% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Handzus shoots left. Cliche is 48.8% vs left-shot opponents (973).

Cliche shoots right. Handzus is 54.4% vs right-shot opponents (1,055).

Home / Away

Cliche

Handzus

Home

48.5% (744)

52.2% (1,736)

Away

48.9% (710)

50.6% (1,481)

By Period

Cliche

Handzus

45.3%

52.5%

48.9%

53.7%

52.1%

48.4%

50.0%

41.7%

Final 5 min

47.2%

52.0%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Cliche

54.0%▬

54.0%

48.7%

Handzus

50.0%▼

51.5%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Mar 12, 2014	3	19:55	Offensive	Michal Handzus
Mar 12, 2014	1	13:05	Defensive	Marc-Andre Cliche
Mar 4, 2014	3	02:48	Neutral	Marc-Andre Cliche
Jan 14, 2014	2	08:12	Neutral	Michal Handzus
Jan 14, 2014	1	08:37	Neutral	Michal Handzus
Dec 27, 2013	3	09:11	Defensive	Marc-Andre Cliche
Dec 27, 2013	2	13:04	Defensive	Marc-Andre Cliche
Dec 27, 2013	2	06:52	Offensive	Marc-Andre Cliche
Dec 27, 2013	1	06:21	Offensive	Marc-Andre Cliche

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