Oh goodie, yet another thread to go through!
Surely this sort of critique can be covered off in the game thread.
Surely this sort of critique can be covered off in the game thread.
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This place has more threads than my demob suitOh goodie, yet another thread to go through!
Surely this sort of critique can be covered off in the game thread.
Olympiacos A 2-2
Sanchez on right passes to Son central who passes to Kane on edge of box. He dribbles past defender who trips him. Penalty high central. 1-0.
Winks intercepts defender’s clearance bursts forward and passes to Lucas who controls well, cuts towards goal and unleashes a powerful fight foot shot from outside the box into the middle left side of the net. 2-0.
Podence gets the ball at the half way line, passes inside to a player, receives the return and speeds between Toby and Davies. He is totally free in the area and shoots low past Toby’s outstretched leg and ball goes in off the post. If Ndombele chose to run rather than amble back he may have prevented the pass. Davies slow to track Podence and Verts should have been closer to the passer. Hard to call the “main” culprit but Davies just about. 2-1.
Great block by Winks on the edge of the area and the ball goes to Dele in space in the area. He takes 2 touches then tries to pass out of defence to Eriksen who is tackled just outside the area. The ball goes to no 28 who is fouled by Toby. Dele to slow to clear and Ndombele on the right was a straightforward out ball but main culprit Dele dilly-dallied. 2-2.
This is included in XG. XG factors all goals scored from that position.Maybe this is the best thread to post the following question (I know, I am a statto beginner, but the lockdown is giving me some free time ):
I think I understand what is a XG. But surely the best indicator on how good a side is in terms of scoring goals is : goal scored/XG? (i.e. how lethal a side is at converting goal chances?) Has this metric got a name?
cheers, mateThis is included in XG. XG factors all goals scored from that position.
XG also shows if a team is overperforming, that's to say that they score more goals than they should (above the average), in general, those teams (and individual players) rarely sustain this, the teams/players that do are the elite of the elite e.g. Messi, Ronaldo, Kane, Lewandowski, Bayern, Barca under Pep, City of a couple of seasons ago.