football season 2012-13 - statiscal analysis

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