Player Comparison

Cristian Espinoza vs Joseph Paintsil

Cristian Espinoza

Joseph Paintsil

Both forwards in MLS, Cristian Espinoza plays for Nashville SC while Joseph Paintsil represents LA Galaxy. Joseph Paintsil leads the scoring with 5 goals to Cristian Espinoza's 3. Joseph Paintsil is the sharper shooter, putting 20 of 39 shots on target. By expected goals (xG), Joseph Paintsil leads with 7.6 to 2.1. Cristian Espinoza is the more clinical finisher, outperforming expected goals by +0.9. Joseph Paintsil has been caught offside more often (10 times).

Attribute	Cristian Espinoza	Joseph Paintsil
Team	Nashville SC	LA Galaxy
Position	Forward	Forward
Nationality	Argentina	Ghana
Age	31	28
Appearances	18	19
Goals	3	5
Assists	11	4
xG	2.1	7.6
G-xG	+0.9	-2.6
Shots	23	39
Shots on Target	10	20
Goals/Game	0.17	0.26
Offsides	5	10
Goal Contributions	14	9