Surprising stats: new signing is HSV's distance king | OneFootball

Who is currently covering the most kilometers for HSV may come as a surprise at first glance. Of all people, it is new signing Martin Adeline—who has not yet fully settled in at HSV from a sporting perspective—who tops the list.

For the ranking, the HSV professionals’ running distance so far was divided by their respective playing time and then extrapolated to a full 90 minutes. This makes it possible to compare players with different amounts of game time. The figures come from Bundesliga.de.

Even so, the numbers should be treated with a degree of caution. The season is only four matchdays old, so the sample size is correspondingly small. Short appearances can also significantly affect the average. For example, a player who only comes on for the final 20 minutes and is expected to provide maximum intensity can, when extrapolated, end up with a higher figure than a player who completes the full match and has to manage his energy. That is another reason why a high number does not automatically mean a player could maintain that pace over 90 minutes.

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This can be seen, among others, in the case of Yussuf Poulsen, who ends up with the fourth-highest figure of all HSV stars by this method. Adeline, meanwhile, at least confirms an impression that those in charge had already conveyed when he was signed. Kathleen Krüger described him as a “selfless team player” who “works very hard for the collective.” Claus Costa highlighted his “high activity, intensity, and runs in behind.” So far, the Frenchman has fully lived up to those expectations.

The running ranking of HSV’s stars

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