Who wins more faceoffs, Auston Matthews or Elias Pettersson?

Auston Matthews leads the head-to-head 8-1 across 9 faceoffs.

What is Auston Matthews's faceoff record against Elias Pettersson?

Auston Matthews is 8-1 against Elias Pettersson in head-to-head faceoffs. Zone breakdown: Offensive 3-0, Defensive 2-0, Neutral 3-1.

Who is predicted to win the next faceoff, Auston Matthews or Elias Pettersson?

Auston Matthews is the predicted winner with a 91.5% win probability based on historical stats and XGBoost ML analysis.

Auston Matthews vs Elias Pettersson

Auston MatthewsL vs Elias PetterssonL

2025-26 · Faceoff Head-to-Head

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

Scouting Report

Auston Matthews holds a +12.8% FO% edge overall. Look for Matthews on offensive-zone draws (100% H2H, 3 meetings). Matthews wins 56.6% vs left-shot opponents — Pettersson shoots left.

Prediction Breakdown

Model XGBoost ML Model

Overall FO% (Bayesian) Matthews 58.8% vs Pettersson 47.2% (+12.8%)

H2H factor Not applied (9 meetings, need 10+)

Offensive zone Matthews 85.2%

Defensive zone Matthews 95.9%

Neutral zone Matthews 94.0%

Result Auston Matthews favored at 91.5%

91.5%

8.5%

Matthews Pettersson

Head-to-Head Record

8 - 1 (9 meetings)

Matthews Pettersson

Last 9: Matthews 8-1 Pettersson

Zone Breakdown

Offensive Zone

Edge: Matthews

Matthews Pettersson

3 total

Defensive Zone

Edge: Matthews

Matthews Pettersson

2 total

Neutral Zone

Edge: Matthews

Matthews Pettersson

4 total

Situation Matchup

Situation

Matthews

Pettersson

Edge

Even Strength

59.8% (848)

45.9% (834)

+13.9%

Power Play

64.9% (37)

55.1% (256)

+9.8%

Penalty Kill

56.3% (87)

35.7% (112)

+20.6%

On penalty kill, Matthews has a +20.6% edge.

Handedness & Splits

Handedness

Pettersson shoots left. Matthews is 56.6% vs left-shot opponents (636).

Matthews shoots left. Pettersson is 44.9% vs left-shot opponents (779).

Home / Away

Matthews

Pettersson

Home

60.0% (520)

49.1% (607)

Away

59.3% (452)

44.7% (595)

By Period

Matthews

Pettersson

60.2%

45.5%

58.2%

48.0%

60.4%

47.1%

70.0%

47.1%

Final 5 min

57.6%

43.6%

Recent Form

Player

Last 50

Last 200

Career

Matthews

70.0%▲

64.0%

59.7%

Pettersson

44.0%▼

52.5%

46.9%

Recent Faceoffs

Date	Period	Time	Zone	Winner
Jan 31, 2026	3	18:58	Offensive	Auston Matthews
Jan 31, 2026	3	12:28	Offensive	Auston Matthews
Jan 31, 2026	2	07:10	Neutral	Auston Matthews
Jan 31, 2026	2	00:00	Neutral	Elias Pettersson
Jan 31, 2026	1	00:00	Neutral	Auston Matthews
Jan 10, 2026	1	17:01	Defensive	Auston Matthews
Jan 10, 2026	1	07:27	Offensive	Auston Matthews
Jan 10, 2026	1	01:01	Neutral	Auston Matthews
Jan 10, 2026	1	00:51	Defensive	Auston Matthews

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