Top Contenders for the La Liga Golden Boot: March 2019

Modified Mar 05, 2019 13:35 GMT

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#5 Wissam Ben Yedder (France, Sevilla FC)

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Goals Scored - 12

The Frenchman scored 1 goal from 4 games in the month of February and is still among the top contenders for the big prize. Ben Yedder started the month with a defeat away to Celta Vigo, a game he failed to score in. He was back among the goals in the following game though, scoring once as his team drew 2-2 against SD Eibar. However, he could not find the net in the next two games, away to Villareal and at home against Barcelona and his team were defeated in both.

This weekend, he regained his goalscoring form against SD Huesca, scoring once. Unfortunately, his team lost the game 2-1. Ben Yedder has now scored 12 goals from 23 games and is averaging a goal every 147 minutes played. He has registered 43 shots, 23 of which have been on target. At the start of March, the Frenchman is 5th in the race to the La Liga Golden Boot.

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