1. His Stats Trump Those Of Arouna Kone
Niasse is likely to find himself competing with fellow Everton forward Arouna Kone for game time - and a recent stats comparison between the two players paints a clear picture of who should be higher in the pecking order. Fantasy Football game
www.oulala.com analysed the performances of both forwards and found Niasses stats to be superior, despite the Senegalese having less game time. Evertons new recruit has a minutes-per-goal ration of 146, compared to Kones 245. Niasse also has more shots at goal than his new teammate, with an average of 3.6 per game versus the Ivorians 1.5. Ariels duels won, successful take-ons, and chances created also swung in the former Lokomotiv Moscow mans favour, suggesting Kones place in the team is under serious threat.