Top Contenders for the La Liga Golden Boot: March 2019

Modified Mar 05, 2019 13:35 GMT

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#7 Jaime Mata (Spain, Getafe)

Goals Scored - 11

The Spaniard is the new man in this list and a fantastic recent form has seen him make his mark among the big boys of the league at the start of March. Mata started the month with a 0-0 draw against Levante, a game where he failed to find the back of the net. However, he was in fantastic touch in the next game, scoring a brace and setting up another as Getafe won 3-1 against Celta da Vigo at home. He scored a goal in each of his next two games against Rayo Vallecano and SD Eibar, with both those matches ending in 2-2 draws.

Mata continued his goal scoring form this weekend as his team beat Real Betis 2-1. The Spaniard now has 11 goals from 23 games and has scored 5 goals in his last 4 games! He has registered 31 shots, 19 of which have been on target and is averaging a goal every 137 minutes played. At the start of March, Jaime Mata is 7th in the race to the La Liga Golden Boot.

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