The FA Women’s Soccer League is one of the best leagues we have in women’s football. Therefore, there are also outstanding players in this competition. In this short data analysis, we will compare the statistics of two of the world’s best and most talented strikers: Vivianne Miedema of Arsenal and Bethany England of Chelsea. These two footballers scored the most goals in the FAWSL this past season.

Miedema scored an incredible 16 goals in 14 appearances for the Gunners while England managed 13 tallies in 14 games for Chelsea. The Dutch forward played 1299 minutes and the Blues top scorer was on the pitch for 1317 minutes. To have a perfect comparison, I took for both players the data per 90 minutes as we can see in the radar graph below.

Comparison of the two top goalscorers in the FAWSL - data analysis statistics

Interestingly, both women have almost the same statistics for xG per 90 minutes as Miedema has a value of 0.73 and England registering 0.77. However, the Dutch forward scored 1.11 goals per 90 minutes while Chelsea’s striker had a success rate of 0.89 per 90 minutes.

Furthermore, Miedema made 0.6 assists per 90 and England has a statistical value of only 0.2. On the other hand, the Blues player shot more frequently and also had more shots on goal compared to Mediema.

For ball-playing statistics like successful dribbles, shot assists and progressive runs, the Gunners’ forward also has better numbers compared to England, showing what an outstanding player she is.

Conclusion

Without any question, both women are among the very best players in the FAWSL and world football. However, according to the statistics, Mediema is more effective in front of the goal compared to England and the Dutch has more overall ball-playing actions.