Who is better, Thern or Dahlin?
Jonas Thern leads with a GOAT score of 43.1 against 40.9 for Martin Dahlin — a gap of 2.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Thern vs Dahlin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Jonas Thern above Martin Dahlin: 43.1 vs 40.9. Jonas Thern leads on Honours, Dominance, Longevity.
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ThernWinner
43.1Thern wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Dahlin
40.9Dahlin wins: no category outright
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Jonas Thern
43.1
Thern leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Jonas Thern
2. Martin Dahlin
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇸🇪 Jonas Thern34 goals
4 seasons by age 21 · 8.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
2. 🇸🇪 Martin Dahlin21 goals
2 seasons by age 21 · 10.5 per season
Dahlin is -38.2% behind Thern's pace at age 21
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | ThernRetired · Napoli / Roma | DahlinRetired · AS Roma / Blackburn Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Sweden caps | 74 | 60 |
| Guldbollen awards | 1 | — |
| League titles | 5 | 2 |
| World Cup bronze | 1 | — |
| Serie A seasons | 4 | — |
| MFF appearances | 108 | — |
| Sweden goals | — | 29 |
| World Cup 1994 goals | — | 4 |
| Bundesliga goals | — | 47 |
| Allsvenskan goals | — | 45 |
| Dominance w25% | 42 | 40 |
| Peak w20% | 44 | 43 |
| Longevity w20% | 46 | 44 |
| Honours w20% | 40 | 36 |
| Statistics w15% | 44 | 42 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Thern43.1
Dahlin40.9
FAQ
Where does Dahlin beat Thern?
Dahlin does not lead any of the five categories; Thern is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Thern vs Dahlin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Thern: 43.1, Dahlin: 40.9.
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