Luis Suárez in top form at Sporting, among Europe's deadliest strikers | OneFootball

With the main leagues already in the second half of the season, the usual suspects remain at the top of the top scorers list, such as Harry Kane, Erling Haaland, and Kylian Mbappé. But among the most productive forwards in the seven major European championships, in addition to the so-called Big-5, Portugal and the Netherlands also stand out, with Luis Suárez, Sporting’s striker, also making a name for himself.

According to data released by SportingPedia, the leading trio in the race for the Golden Boot are also those who stand out in terms of expected goals (xG), though with a crucial difference: while Haaland has only a 0.99 difference between goals scored and expected goals, Kane records the largest difference (6.40), which demonstrates the exceptional season the English star is having at Bayern.

In the case of the Colombian striker, Suárez is the fourth forward with the most expected goals (13.34), trailing only Harry Kane (14.6), Mbappé (17.16), and Haaland (19.01). However, regarding the difference between goals scored and expected goals, the 28-year-old striker appears at the lower end of the rankings.

Luis Suárez is enjoying a great moment, with the brace he scored against PSG in the Champions League. The performance of the former Almería player did not go unnoticed by his national team coach, Néstor Lorenzo, who closely followed the match at Alvalade, and gave him high praise.

This season, wearing Sporting’s shirt, Luis Suárez – valued at 22 million euros – has played 30 matches: 18 in Liga Portugal Betclic, seven in the Champions League, three in the Portuguese Cup, one in the League Cup, and another in the Supertaça Cândido de Oliveira. In the 2,289 minutes he has been on the pitch, the striker has scored 22 goals and provided four assists.

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