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Assists (Opta™ criteria) given by Mbappé vs Haaland

Opta stands out as the most reliable statistics hub and serves as the de facto ‘official’ statistics provider in football. They furnish data to esteemed platforms such as the BBC, the Premier League, WhoScored, Squawka, and numerous other prominent media outlets.

Below is Opta’s interpretation of an assist:

The final touch (pass, pass-cum-shot or any other touch) leading to the recipient of the ball scoring a goal. If the final touch is deflected by an opposition player, the initiator is only given a goal assist if the receiving player was likely to receive the ball without the deflection having taken place. Own goals, directly taken free kicks, direct corner goals and penalties do not get an assist awarded.

Cumulative distribution

Period	Kylian Mbappé	Erling Haaland	Difference
2015/2016	2	0	+2
2016/2017	14	0	+14
2017/2018	33	1	+32
2018/2019	51	6	+45
2019/2020	65	13	+52
2020/2021	81	25	+56
2021/2022	105	34	+71
2022/2023	116	44	+72
2023/2024	136	50	+86
2024/2025	143	56	+87
2025/2026	148	59	+89

Assists type

Compiled using Opta™ data from 2009 to present, for the following competitions:

Bundesliga, Community Shield, EFL Cup, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup Qualifier, La Liga, Ligue 1, Norwegian League, Premier League, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Nations League, UEFA Super Cup

Player	Games	Cross		Corner		Throughball		Free kick		Others
Erling Haaland	278	1/45	2.22%	0/45	0%	6/45	13.33%	0/45	0%	38/45	84.44%
Kylian Mbappé	441	12/111	10.81%	1/111	0.9%	11/111	9.91%	0/111	0%	88/111	79.28%

Source: Opta™ Sports – Last update: 02/10/2025

Distribution by season

Period	Kylian Mbappé	Erling Haaland	Difference
2015/2016	2		+2
2016/2017	12		+12
2017/2018	19	1	+18
2018/2019	18	5	+13
2019/2020	14	7	+7
2020/2021	16	12	+4
2021/2022	24	9	+15
2022/2023	11	10	+1
2023/2024	20	6	+14
2024/2025	7	6	+1
2025/2026	5	3	+2

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
AS Monaco FC	60	27	13	0.45	0.22	0.67
PSG	308	256	94	0.83	0.31	1.14
Real Madrid	75	62	7	0.83	0.09	0.92
France	94	55	34	0.59	0.36	0.95
Totals	537	400	148	0.74	0.28	1.02

Summary

Kylian Mbappé 26 years, 10 months, 27 days

	Totals			Per game
Team	Games	Goals	Assists	Goals	Assists	Contrib.
Bryne	16	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Molde FK	50	20	6	0.40	0.12	0.52
RB Salzburg	27	29	5	1.07	0.19	1.26
B. Dortmund	89	86	21	0.97	0.24	1.20
Manchester City	161	143	21	0.89	0.13	1.02
Norway	48	55	6	1.15	0.13	1.27
Totals	391	333	59	0.85	0.15	1.00