Who wins more faceoffs, Andreas Athanasiou or Brock Nelson?

Andreas Athanasiou leads the head-to-head 7-5 across 12 faceoffs.

What is Andreas Athanasiou's faceoff record against Brock Nelson?

Andreas Athanasiou is 7-5 against Brock Nelson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 2-1, Defensive 1-1, Neutral 4-3.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Andreas Athanasiou or Brock Nelson?

Brock Nelson is the predicted winner with a 66.4% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Andreas Athanasiou vs Brock Nelson

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All Seasons · Faceoff Head-to-Head

2025-26 2024-25 2023-24 2022-23 2021-22 All Seasons

Scouting Report

Brock Nelson holds a +4.3% FO% edge overall. Look for Athanasiou on offensive-zone draws (67% H2H, 3 meetings). Athanasiou wins 46.2% vs left-shot opponents — Nelson shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Athanasiou 44.4% vs Nelson 48.3% (-4.3%)

H2H factor Athanasiou leads 7-5 in 12 meetings

Offensive zone Nelson 60.3%

Defensive zone Nelson 77.6%

Neutral zone Nelson 65.8%

Result Brock Nelson favored at 66.4%

33.6%

66.4%

Athanasiou Nelson

Head-to-Head Record

7 - 5 (12 meetings)

Athanasiou Nelson

Last 10: Athanasiou 5-5 Nelson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Athanasiou

Athanasiou Nelson

3 total

Defensive Zone

Even

Athanasiou Nelson

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Athanasiou

Athanasiou Nelson

7 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Athanasiou

Nelson

Edge

Even Strength

43.7% (1,255)

47.9% (9,744)

-4.2%

Power Play

47.6% (105)

54.7% (1,149)

-7.1%

Penalty Kill

40.7% (27)

43.8% (790)

-3.1%

On power play, Nelson has a +7.1% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Nelson shoots left. Athanasiou is 46.2% vs left-shot opponents (949).

Athanasiou shoots left. Nelson is 48.9% vs left-shot opponents (7,584).

Home / Away

Athanasiou

Nelson

Home

45.1% (687)

50.1% (5,878)

Away

42.9% (700)

46.5% (5,806)

By Period

Athanasiou

Nelson

45.9%

48.7%

45.2%

48.6%

40.2%

47.7%

55.6%

45.6%

Final 5 min

45.0%

48.0%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Athanasiou

48.0%▬

47.5%

44.0%

Nelson

56.0%▬

55.5%

48.3%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Apr 2, 2024	3	02:16	Defensive	Brock Nelson
Apr 2, 2024	2	04:26	Offensive	Brock Nelson
Dec 2, 2019	3	01:34	Defensive	Andreas Athanasiou
Mar 16, 2019	3	09:49	Neutral	Brock Nelson
Mar 16, 2019	3	00:00	Neutral	Brock Nelson
Mar 16, 2019	2	06:40	Offensive	Andreas Athanasiou
Mar 16, 2019	2	03:44	Neutral	Andreas Athanasiou
Mar 16, 2019	2	00:00	Neutral	Andreas Athanasiou
Mar 16, 2019	1	12:02	Offensive	Andreas Athanasiou
Mar 16, 2019	1	02:59	Neutral	Brock Nelson
Mar 16, 2019	1	00:00	Neutral	Andreas Athanasiou
Feb 15, 2016	1	11:48	Neutral	Andreas Athanasiou

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