Top Contenders for the La Liga Golden Boot: December 2018

Modified Dec 05, 2018 18:14 GMT

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#6 Andre Silva (Portugal, Sevilla FC)

Goals Scored - 8

The Portuguese continues his struggle in La Liga after a fantastic start to the season. However, he had a slightly better month compared to October where he had failed to score in the 3 games. This time, Silva did manage to find the back of the net once, but has still slipped down from 5th at the start of October to 6th now.

Silva missed the game against Real Sociedad at the start of November with a hamstring injury. He returned to the starting eleven against Espanyol, but failed to score again. After the International Break, Silva finally got back his scoring boots, getting the only goal in a 1-0 win over Real Valladolid. Last weekend, the Portuguese failed to find the back of the net yet again. He has now scored just 1 goal in the last 6 games.

Andre Silva now has 8 goals from 13 games in La Liga, where he is averaging a goal every 139 minutes. He has registered 31 shots, 19 of which have been on target. He is currently 6th among the contenders for the La Liga Golden Boot at the start of December.

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