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Shot Creation in the Premier League: Data From the 1st Half of the Season

The fact that soccer scores are low compared to other team sports actually makes the game more exciting. After all, any one score, any one action or mistake on the field can make or break a team's day. Soccer's high stakes and the rare beauty of goals has a downside for analysts, however. In particular, the trouble with goals from an analysis perspective is that they are infrequent.

Read the full article at Soccer Quantified.

Soccer Quantified @ Apr 11, 2011 8:32 PM EDT | Blog Profile

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