Who wins more faceoffs, Michael Sgarbossa or William Karlsson?

William Karlsson leads the head-to-head 4-3 across 7 faceoffs.

What is Michael Sgarbossa's faceoff record against William Karlsson?

Michael Sgarbossa is 3-4 against William Karlsson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 1-0, Defensive 0-1, Neutral 2-3.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Michael Sgarbossa or William Karlsson?

Michael Sgarbossa is the predicted winner with a 57.1% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Michael Sgarbossa vs William Karlsson

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Scouting Report

William Karlsson holds a +6.0% FO% edge overall. Look for Karlsson on neutral-zone draws (60% H2H, 5 meetings). Sgarbossa wins 45.4% vs left-shot opponents — Karlsson shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Sgarbossa 45.9% vs Karlsson 51.3% (-6.0%)

H2H factor Not applied (7 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Sgarbossa 56.8%

Defensive zone Sgarbossa 55.4%

Neutral zone Sgarbossa 57.4%

Result Michael Sgarbossa favored at 57.1%

57.1%

42.9%

Sgarbossa Karlsson

Head-to-Head Record

3 - 4 (7 meetings)

Sgarbossa Karlsson

Last 7: Sgarbossa 3-4 Karlsson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Sgarbossa

Sgarbossa Karlsson

1 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Karlsson

Sgarbossa Karlsson

1 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Karlsson

Sgarbossa Karlsson

5 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Sgarbossa

Karlsson

Edge

Even Strength

45.1% (588)

51.8% (7,849)

-6.7%

Power Play

52.2% (23)

54.8% (1,048)

-2.6%

Penalty Kill

40.0% (5)

44.2% (1,109)

-4.2%

On even strength, Karlsson has a +6.7% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Karlsson shoots left. Sgarbossa is 45.4% vs left-shot opponents (416).

Sgarbossa shoots left. Karlsson is 50.8% vs left-shot opponents (6,551).

Home / Away

Sgarbossa

Karlsson

Home

42.5% (320)

52.0% (5,090)

Away

48.3% (296)

50.5% (4,916)

By Period

Sgarbossa

Karlsson

45.0%

50.3%

47.1%

51.3%

43.9%

52.4%

0.0%

44.9%

Final 5 min

40.5%

51.5%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Sgarbossa

46.0%▼

50.0%

45.3%

Karlsson

64.0%▲

57.5%

51.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Jan 14, 2017	3	11:43	Neutral	Michael Sgarbossa
Jan 14, 2017	3	11:33	Defensive	William Karlsson
Jan 14, 2017	3	01:46	Neutral	Michael Sgarbossa
Jan 14, 2017	3	01:27	Neutral	William Karlsson
Jan 14, 2017	2	00:00	Neutral	William Karlsson
Jan 14, 2017	1	00:52	Offensive	Michael Sgarbossa
Oct 28, 2016	1	13:50	Neutral	William Karlsson

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