4. 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 on
target per
Game
Shots per
game
TeamRank
5. 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 on
target per
Game
Shots per
game
TeamRank
6. Top scoring teams
Rank Team
Open
Play
Counter
Attack
Set
Piece
Penalty
Own
Goal
Total
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
7. Goals per
game
Shots on target
per Goal
Shots per
goal
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
8. Observation!
The top 4 teams in goals per game were also the final 4
teams in the Champions League!
9. The masters of the Counter
Attack
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 and
Borussia the % of their goals scored by counter
attack is comparatively low
10. Observation!
Counter attacking
appears to be an
approach that enables
a difficult to beat style
of play e.g. Espanyol
(20% of goals) but the
the top performing
teams use it as a part
of a much wider
approach e.g. Real,
Borussia and Bayern -
circa 10% of goals
come from the Counter
11. Individual Shots per game
4.2Andre-Pierre Gignac8
4.5Demba Ba7
4.6Edinson Cavani6
4.7Zlatan Ibrahimovic5
5Gareth Bale4
5.1Lionel Messi3
5.7Luiz Suarez2
6.9Cristiano Ronaldo1
Shots per
game
PlayerRank
15. Implications!
How do we coach
scoring?
• Not shooting
• Not crossing
• Just Scoring
Top class strikers are achieving 25%+
chance to goal conversion rates
18. Implications?
The players
achieving the
highest volume of
assists were
principally central
midfield players
A core competence of
our central midfielders
needs to be the
capacity to open up
tight defences - how
do we coach this?
19. 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 dribblers
were defenders
Observation
Dribbling 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
23. 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
24. Passing stats related to part of
pitch - Best
27%47%26%550Paris St Germain (1)8
28%45%27%558Man Utd (1)7
30%44%27%560Liverpool (7)6
23%48%29%562Swansea (10)5
31%44%24%566Man City(2)4
31%45%24%595Arsenal(4)3
32%46%23%638Bayern(1)2
30%49%20%772Barcelona(1)1
Att
1/3
Mid
1/3
Def
1/3
Avg
pass
Count
TeamRank
25. Passing stats - Worst
Rank 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 the
highest % of long passes 17% +
27. Is there a correlation between
possession and success?
Based on the
previous slides -
YES there does
appear to be a
correlation - not sure
how strong or
whether the
frequency you keep
the ball or the
frequency that you
give it away are the
more significant!
28. Individual Possession stats - Best
95.7%96Xavi(MF)1
92.3%74.3Sergio Busquets (D/MF)8
92.4%64.6Thiago Alcantara (MF)7
92.6%70.9Alex Song(D/MF)6
92.6%52.3Guillemo Rodriguez (CB)5
92.7%55.1Angelo Obinze (CB)4
92.7%55.8Ki Sung-Yueng (D/MF)3
92.8%42.6Luis Gustavo(D/MF)2
Pass
Accuracy
Average
passes per
game
TeamRank
42 players achieved over 90% pass accuracy
29. Implications?
Of the 42 players
who averaged over
90% pass accuracy
over the season
Attackers 1
MF 9
D/MF 7
Defenders 25
Our central defenders /
Midfielders need pass
accuracy as a core
competence
30. Which is best a good attack or
a good defence?
Since the Premiership
began, the league
winners have had the
• Best attack 45%
• Best Defence 20%
• Both 25%
• Neither 10%
32. 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
33. 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
34. Shots conceded per
game - 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
35. Shots conceded per
game - 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
36. Highest Volume of tackles
Rank
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
37. Highest Volume of
Interceptions
Rank
Name 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