My strikers went dry for five matches before my top rated striker finally scored 2 and earned MOM. Overall, my pure strikers scored 2 goals apiece in 12 and 7 matches respectively. My second striker has not scored in 6 matches since the 9:0 blowout in the first round of the Cup when the other team did not show up. My lower rated but higher performing ST/AMC scored 6: 3 as ST and 3 as AMC in 14 matches.

But here is the thing. My top (pure) striker has 9 assists in 12 matches to go with his 2 goals and was MOM 3 times. He has mostly 8 and 9 rating, but yes, occasional 6 as well.

So, something is definitely off with the strikers, but obviously I would not dream of lining up without them. If anything, they harass the opposing defense enough to give AMs space to operate. It's just weird seeing the stats.