Ever since I started calculating shot to goal ratios as well as conversion and accuracy ratios of
teams' offensive (and defensive) production, I've been concerned that these ratios do not tell the
full story of what happens on the field.
Conversion, you may remember, is the ratio of goals
to shots on target - that is, how many of the high quality chances teams generated actually
resulted in goals: how good teams are at finishing.
Ever since I started calculating shot to goal ratios as well as conversion and accuracy ratios of
teams' offensive (and defensive) production, I've been concerned that these ratios do not tell the
full story of what happens on the field.
Conversion, you may remember, is the ratio of goals
to shots on target - that is, how many of the high quality chances teams generated actually
resulted in goals: how good teams are at finishing.
Cani he kick it? Yes, he can! Cani's favourite hobby used to be throwing plastic bottles. But last
week he discovered that he was actually a terrible shot, having missed Real Madrid coach Jose
Mourinho from point-blank range. This week he decided to try his hand at football instead. And it
turns out his accuracy [.
It was only 24 hours ago when I logged onto my Twitter to be greeted with the message ‘How do
you feel about Bent going to Villa Claire?'
WTF? Darren Bent going to Villa? OUR Darren Bent? It may as well have read ‘how do you feel
about molesting small children Claire?!'
I didn't see it coming and it sure as hell looked like I was the only one who didn't.
A new year and a chance to leave behind the less than impressive away form so far this season.
We managed to come away with a 2-1 win against West Brom in the first match of the new year. Only
our second away win this season. Couple of impressions:
1. Gary Neville no longer inspires any kind of confidence.
I have occasionally written about defensive production in terms of how many goals, shots, or shots
on goal teams allow in a match. One of the best of these measures, so far as I can tell, is whether
a team allows their opponents to place
accurate shots on goal. If you think about it,
allowing an opponent to shoot is one thing - anyone can sling the ball in the general direction of
the other side - but only accurate shots have a chance of actually crossing the goal line.
The Nike Elites are finally available! We know you've been waiting for them so here's a quick
overview of the newest Nike Elite cleats. T90 Laser Elite III Ideal for when it comes to power and
accuracy, the new Nike Total 90 Laser III Elite features a carbon fiber sole plate and Electric
Green colorway.
Has added the goals to the number 10 again
By that I mean the scoreline. Had our players been more lethal, they could have easily shattered
the Premiership record for highest number of goals in a game. The statistics tells us that we had
24 shots on goal and 63% of the possession. Only 10 of those were on target, yet we only managed to
make Wigan pick out the ball from the next 3 times.
In case you were wondering how your favorite league compares on various metrics with the other big
leagues of soccer, below is a quick graph of
accuracy ratios
(defined as the ratio of shots on target to all shots taken) across the Bundesliga, EPL, La Liga,
and Serie A as of the end of the calendar year (roughly halfway through the season).
Following up on my post about shot creation versus shot conversion as measures of offensive
production (see also the
On Football post), here's a quick and dirty analysis of Premier
League teams' ability to degrade opponents' shot
frequency (measured by shots allowed) and
shot
accuracy (the ratio of shots on target to shots allowed).
