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Analysis of Football league season 2012/13 from Europe's 5 top leagues
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A Football Season in statistics2012-13
Background
Data originated from• Premier League• La Liga• Ligue 1• Bundesliga• Serie A
Primary data sourcehttp://www.whoscored.com
Shots and Goals
Shots on Goal rates - Best
5.816.7Roma(5)8
6.216.7AC Milan(3)7
7.517.1Bayern Munich(1)6
6.117.4Man City (2)5
6.317.9Spurs(5)4
6.818.4Juventus(1)3
7.918.9Real Madrid(2)2
6.119.4Liverpool(7)1
Shots ontarget per
Game
Shots pergame
TeamRank
Shots on Goal rates - worst
3.410.4Reading (R)8
3.610.4Sochaux (17)7
310.2Stoke (13)6
410.1Valladolid (13)5
3.210.1Riems (14)4
310Chievo (12)3
3.19.3Fortuna Dusseldorf (R)2
2.89.2Siena (R)1
Shots ontarget per
Game
Shots pergame
TeamRank
Top scoring teams
Rank TeamOpen
Play
Counter
Attack
Set
PiecePenalty
Own
GoalTotal
1 Barcelona (1) 88 4 12 4 3 111
2 Real Madrid (2) 55 10 24 7 3 99
3 Bayern Munich (1) 64 9 17 4 4 98
4 Manchester United (1) 52 2 22 4 6 86
5 Borussia Dortmund (2) 53 9 14 5 0 81
6 Chelsea (3) 45 3 15 9 3 75
7 Napoli (2) 43 6 16 7 1 73
8 Arsenal (4) 45 7 12 5 3 72
Goals pergame
Shots on targetper Goal
Shots pergoal
TeamRank
1.892.9 (35%)8.3 (12%)Arsenal (4)8
1.923.1 (32%)7.9 (13%)Napoli (2)7
1.972.8 (36%)8.4 (12%)Chelsea (3)6
2.262.5 (40%)6.6 (15%)Man Utd (1)5
2.382.7 (37%)6.8 (15%)Borussia Dortmund (2)4
2.663.0 (34%)7.1 (14%)Real Madrid (2)3
2.882.6 (38%)5.9 (17%)Bayern Munich (1)2
3.032.1 (47%)4.7 (21%)Barcelona (1)1
Shot to Goal conversion rates
Observation!The top 4 teams in goals per game were also the final 4teams in the Champions League!
The masters of the CounterAttack
Rank Team
Counter
Attack
goals
% of
total
goals
1 Udinese 11 18.6%
2 Schalke 04 11 19.0%
3 Real Madrid 10 10.1%
4 Real Sociedad 10 14.5%
5 Bayer Leverkusen 10 15.4%
6 Bayern Munich 9 9.2%
7 Borussia Dortmund 9 10.8%
8 Espanyol 9 20.9%
Despite the presence of Real Madrid, Bayern andBorussia the % of their goals scored by counter
attack is comparatively low
Observation!Counter attackingappears to be anapproach that enablesa difficult to beat styleof play e.g. Espanyol(20% of goals) but thethe top performingteams use it as a partof a much widerapproach e.g. Real,Borussia and Bayern -circa 10% of goalscome from the Counter
Individual Shots per game
4.2Andre-Pierre Gignac84.5Demba Ba74.6Edinson Cavani64.7Zlatan Ibrahimovic55Gareth Bale4
5.1Lionel Messi35.7Luiz Suarez26.9Cristiano Ronaldo1
Shots pergame
PlayerRank
Goals
24Robert Lewandowski825Stefan Kießling726Robin Van Persie628Falcao529Zlatan Ibrahimovic429Edinson Cavani334Cristiano Ronaldo246Lionel Messi1
GoalsPlayerRank
Implications!How do we coachscoring?
• Not shooting• Not crossing• Just Scoring
Top class strikers are achieving 25%+chance to goal conversion rates
Assists
12Mathieu Valbuena (MF)812Lionel Messi (Fwd)712Juan Mata (MF)612Francesco Totti (MF)513Dimitri Payet (MF)414Marek Hamsik (W/MF)314Frank Ribery (W/MF)215Andres Iniesta (MF)1
AssistsPlayerRank
Implications?
The playersachieving thehighest volume ofassists wereprincipally centralmidfield players
A core competence ofour central midfieldersneeds to be thecapacity to open uptight defences - howdo we coach this?
The dribblers
Rank
Name Team Pos Apps
Successful
dribbles per
game
Goals
scored Assists
1 Franck Ribéry Bayern Munich AM(L) 24(3) 4.5 10 14
2 Hatem Ben Arfa Newcastle United AM(CLR) 16(3) 4.2 4 2
3 Diego Wolfsburg AM(CL) 32 4 10 7
4 Lionel Messi Barcelona AM(R),FW 28(4) 3.8 46 12
5 Jonathan Biabiany Parma M(CLR),FW 29(4) 3.5 2 5
6 Sercan Sararer Greuther Furth AM(LR),FW 21(1) 3.5 1 0
7 Daniel Caligiuri Freiburg AM(CLR) 27(2) 3.4 5 2
8 Ibrahima Traoré VfB Stuttgart AM(L) 27(5) 3.3 3 6
Not surprisingly - Only 3 of the top 30 dribblerswere defenders
ObservationDribbling seems an essential and effective skill
provided it is part of a bigger package e.g. Messi,Ribery and Diego - high on goals and assists
The Premier League Creative’s
Possession
Possession stats - Best
89.5%69.2%Barcelona(1)1
77.3%57.3%RayoVallecano(5)
881.3%57.4%Lyon(3)785.5%57.4%Juventus(1)6
86%57.9%Man City(2)586%58.7%Arsenal(3)4
83.5%58.8%Lille(5)387.4%63.8%Bayern(1)2
PassAccuracy
PossessionAverage
TeamRank
Passing stats - Best
Rank Team Cross Through Long Short
Avg per
game
1 Barcelona (1) 15 8 61 688 772
2 Bayern Munich (1) 26 3 77 532 638
3 Arsenal (4) 25 6 54 510 595
4 Manchester City (2) 23 4 51 488 566
5 Swansea (10) 21 2 62 477 562
6 Liverpool (7) 21 3 61 475 560
7 Manchester United (1) 25 3 59 471 558
8 Paris Saint Germain (1) 19 3 55 473 550
The 5 European League winners all averaged 12%or less long passing
Passing stats related to part ofpitch - Best
27%47%26%550Paris St Germain (1)828%45%27%558Man Utd (1)730%44%27%560Liverpool (7)623%48%29%562Swansea (10)531%44%24%566Man City(2)431%45%24%595Arsenal(4)332%46%23%638Bayern(1)230%49%20%772Barcelona(1)1
Att1/3
Mid1/3
Def1/3
Avgpass
Count
TeamRank
Passing stats - WorstRank Team Cross Through Long Short Total
1 Levante (11) 17 2 61 239 319
2 Bastia (12) 19 4 59 267 349
3 Reading ® 27 1 61 265 354
4 Mallorca (20) 23 1 60 273 357
5 Stoke (12) 23 1 63 274 361
6 Greuther Furth ® 15 1 66 279 361
7 Granada (16) 22 2 61 277 362
8 Zaragoza (19) 21 1 65 282 369
The teams with the worst passing stats also had thehighest % of long passes 17% +
Possession stats - Worst
68.4%36.4%Levante(13)1
70.2%43.5%Stoke(12)873.6%42.9%Norwich(14)772.9%42.7%Bastia(14)6
73.2%42.1%GreutherFurth(R)
575.8%41.5%Dusseldorf(R)472.2%41.5%Mallorca(R)369.2%40.1%Reading(R)2
PassAccuracy
PossessionAverage
TeamRank
Is there a correlation betweenpossession and success?
Based on theprevious slides -YES there doesappear to be acorrelation - not surehow strong orwhether thefrequency you keepthe ball or thefrequency that yougive it away are themore significant!
Individual Possession stats - Best
95.7%96Xavi(MF)1
92.3%74.3Sergio Busquets (D/MF)892.4%64.6Thiago Alcantara (MF)792.6%70.9Alex Song(D/MF)692.6%52.3Guillemo Rodriguez (CB)592.7%55.1Angelo Obinze (CB)492.7%55.8Ki Sung-Yueng (D/MF)392.8%42.6Luis Gustavo(D/MF)2
PassAccuracy
Averagepasses per
game
TeamRank
42 players achieved over 90% pass accuracy
Implications?Of the 42 playerswho averaged over90% pass accuracyover the season
Attackers 1MF 9D/MF 7Defenders 25
Our central defenders /Midfielders need passaccuracy as a corecompetence
Which is best a good attack ora good defence?
Since the Premiershipbegan, the leaguewinners have had the
• Best attack 45%• Best Defence 20%• Both 25%• Neither 10%
Defending
Teams conceding least goals
Rank Team
Goals
against
per game GA
1 Bayern Munich (1) 0.53 18
2 Paris Saint Germain (1) 0.61 23
3 Juventus (1) 0.63 24
4 Atletico Madrid (3) 0.81 30
5 Saint Etienne (5) 0.84 32
6 Manchester City (2) 0.89 34
6 Bordeaux (7) 0.89 34
8 Napoli (2) 0.95 36
8 Marseille (2) 0.95 36
Goals conceded per game -Worst
Rank Team
Goals
against per
game GA
1 Pescara ® 2.21 84
2 Hoffenheim (16) 1.97 67
3 Werder Bremen (14) 1.94 66
4 Wigan ® 1.92 73
5 Reading ® 1.92 73
6 Mallorca (20) 1.89 70
7 Deportivo La Coruna (17) 1.86 69
8 Hannover 96 (9) 1.82 62
Shots conceded pergame - Best
Rank Team
Shots
conceded
pg
1 Bayern Munich (1) 8.2
2 Barcelona (1) 9.0
3 Lille (5) 9.1
4 Marseille (2) 9.3
5 Tottenham (5) 9.7
6 Borussia Dortmund (2) 9.8
7 Atletico Madrid (3) 10.0
8 Juventus (1) 10.0
Shots conceded pergame - Worst
Rank Team
Shots
conceded
pg
1 Reading ® 18.6
2 Pescara ® 17.7
3 Fulham (12) 16.8
4 Sunderland (17) 16.8
5 Aston Villa (15) 16.8
6 West Ham (10) 16.5
7 Queens Park Rangers ® 15.9
8 Valladolid (14) 15.8
Highest Volume of tacklesRank
Name Team Pos Apps
Tackles
per
game
1 Matteo Darmian Torino D(R) 30 5.2
2 Valon Behrami Napoli M(CR) 32(1) 4.9
3 Arturo Vidal Juventus M(C) 29(2) 4.9
4 Lucas Leiva Liverpool DM(C) 24(2) 4.7
5 Javi López Espanyol D(R),DM(C) 27(4) 4.7
6 Víctor Sánchez Espanyol D(R),M(C) 32 4.6
7 Fagner Wolfsburg D(R) 24(2) 4.3
8 Fabrice N'Sakala Troyes D(L) 21(1) 4.3
Highest Volume ofInterceptions
RankName Team Pos Apps
Interceptions
per game
1 Geromel Mallorca D(C) 28(1) 4.5
2 Oliver Sorg Freiburg D(LR) 32 4.1
3 Morgan Schneiderlin. Southampton DM(C) 36 3.9
4 Luís Neto Siena D(C) 20 3.9
5 Mehdi Benatia Udinese D(C) 19 3.8
6 Heiko Wester... Hamburger SV D(CLR),DM(C) 34 3.7
7 Daniel Carvajal Bayer Leverkusen D(R) 31(1) 3.7
8 Sandro Tottenham DM(C) 22 3.6