Michael Olise has made a stellar impact since joining Bayern Munich, and here we dive into some of the numbers that show his excellent start to the campaign.
Those who like numbers, stats, and data might be familiar with the excellent DataMB, who provide some of the best content around for fans into that kind of thing.
Their website's data for Michael Olise checks out with that we've seen with the eye test so far - that Bayern Munich have one of the best attacking players in Europe.
Michael Olise leads the way in Europe with impact for Bayern Munich
For those unfamiliar with the concept, "percentiles" are used to rank players against each other. The higher the number - the better. So if a player ranks in the 99th percentile for a certain attribute, that means they are within the best 1% of players for that stat in their respective league.
So, let's take a look. Olise ranks in the 99th percentile for offensive actions and non-penalty goals, whilst ranking in the 98th percentile for key passes (chances creates) and for expected goals + assists combined. The Frenchman also ranks in the 92nd percentile for assists, and the 89th percentile for successful dribbles.
The 22-year-old ranks in a higher percentile than Florian Wirtz for - dribbles, non penalty goals, expected goals + assists combined, assists, key passes, and attacking actions. Wirtz is only ahead of Olise when it comes to progressive carries.
When compared with Bukayo Saka of Arsenal, Olise has a higher percentile for; dribbles, non penalty goals, expected goals + assists combined, key passes, and attacking actions. Saka is only ahead for progressive carries and assists.
There is no doubting whatsoever the start Olise has made to life at Bayern. It felt like the most bonafide signing a club would make all summer and it is already proving to be that way. In just 433 Bundesliga minutes, Olise has four goals and two assists. It got lost amid the chaos of the poor result on Sunday, but the winger once again showed his class with a superbly taken goal against Frankfurt.
He will be hoping to add to his start to life this season with France over this international break. Let's hope he can perform well and come back to Bayern fully fit with no injuries.