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May 24 • 6 tweets • 3 min read
Let’s toast the 2021/22 Premier League season with a thread of data vis

Starting with xG Difference ⬇️
Next: Attacking Contribution

Who were the most dangerous attackers in the Premier League this season?
Next: Defensive Activity

Where do teams defend vs. the league average?
Next: Pass Footedness

Manchester United's Raphaël Varane was the most two-footed player in the Premier League this season

Left Foot Passes 422 - 539 Right Foot Passes

#MUFC
Next: Pressures

Which players were the most active pressers in the 2021/22 @PremierLeague season?
And finally...

The Premier League Nutmeg Leaderboard 2021/22

Emmanuel Dennis: Nutmeg King 👑

(To qualify, a nutmeg must be part of a completed dribble event)

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Dec 17, 2018
StatsBomb have been collecting Champions League and Europa League data this season, so here's a thread of the team radars from the competition for the match-ups just drawn:
1. Liverpool v Bayern Munich
Group strength is always a factor here, but Bayern have been just fine in the CL this season, this will be one of many cracking ties:
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Jul 8, 2018
Since it's the hot topic and there are many new fans around due to the World Cup, we're going to do a short thread about Finishing Skill.

The very best players in the world score on about 20% or 1 in every 5 of their shots. (Seems low, doesn't it?)
On average, players score goals about in line with their Expected Goals (xG) numbers. They can score more or less over short periods of time, but in most cases they "revert to the mean."

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