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Which Shots Are Most Efficient? Creating Goals From Different Kinds of Shots in the EPL

A few days ago, I took a look at the origins of goals in the first half of this year's Premier League season to see what we can learn about the connection between different match situations (defined as open play, corners, fast breaks, penalties, and free kicks) and goal creation.

In case you didn't have the time or inclination to read the details, here's the upshot: Keeping in mind that teams scored on average 1.

Read the full article at Soccer Quantified.

Soccer Quantified @ May 17, 2011 8:27 AM EDT | Blog Profile

fast breaks Free Kicks Penalty Kicks English Premier League remainder origins graph odds few days guardian conversion nbsp shots Statistics shots on target Shots on Goal goals soccermetrics shot types shot creation Guardian newspaper opta 2010/11 Season

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