European Qualifiers in numbers: Top scorers, most assists and more

Image: Who were the stats stars of the European Qualifiers?

We check the Opta data to find out who were the stats stars of the European Qualifiers.

Who was the top scorer in European Qualifiers? Who completed the most passes and which player created the most chances?

Re-live the group stage and check out who were the stat stars of the European Qualifiers…

GOALS

One man stands apart from the rest as Europe's deadliest goalscorer in this qualifying campaign with Robert Lewandowski's total of 13 goals putting him four clear of his nearest rival.

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Image: Robert Lewandowski in action for Poland against Republic of Ireland

The Poland striker netted six times against Gibraltar but there was also a four-minute hat-trick against Georgia too.

Lewandowski netted away in Germany, scored a stoppage-time equaliser against Scotland, and fittingly scored the winner against Republic of Ireland to confirm Poland's qualification.

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ASSISTS

It's another Poland international topping the assist charts with Ajax forward Arkadiusz Milik helping to set up six of his team's goals during qualifying.

Image: Arkadiusz Milik claimed six assists for Poland in European Qualifying

Milik scored and assisted goals both home and away against Georgia and also provided the through-ball for Lewandowski's opening goal against Scotland last week.

He was joined as the top assist provider in European Qualifiers by two players. Slovakia's Vladimir Weiss reached six on Monday when the Qatar-based winger set up three goals in a 4-2 win over Luxembourg, and Israel's Eran Zahavi also notched his sixth assist in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Andorra.

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PASSES

There was no debate regarding who was the continent's pass master in the European Qualifiers with Germany's Toni Kroos out on his own at the top.

Image: Toni Kroos completed more passes than any other player in European Qualifying

The Real Madrid midfielder completed an amazing 1034 passes in total - well clear of the 750 successful passes of his nearest rival Sergio Busquets of Spain.

CHANCES

Kroos fashioned 31 chances from his passes but that wasn't quite enough to make him the most creative player in the European Qualifiers. That accolade went to Kevin De Bruyne.

Image: Belgium's Kevin De Bruyne (right) created 37 chances during European Qualifying

The Belgium midfielder played 37 key passes during his country's qualifying campaign and was no flat-track bully - 15 of these chances were created against Wales and Bosnia. Croatia's Ivan Rakitic ranked second with 35, while Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri was just ahead of Kroos on 32.

CLEAN SHEETS

There were three goalkeepers who kept seven clean sheets during the European Qualifiers with England's Joe Hart, Wales' Wayne Hennessey and Romania's Ciprian Tatarusanu sharing the honour.

Image: Joe Hart was one of three goalkeepers to keep seven clean sheets in the group stages

Hart was denied the chance for the outright lead when he was rested so that Jack Butland could feature in the 3-0 win over Lithuania.

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