Last weekend featured several high-profile matches ⚽️ here is our take on some of them, using our Match Reports 👇 🧵
⚽ #MUNMCI 2-1 #ManchesterCity struggled to create chances (0.73 xG) despite their territorial dominance (70.6% Field Tilt). #ManchesterUnited were more direct (17.4% vs 4.9% long pass %) and more dangerous (1.69 xG), turning the derby around within four minutes
⚽ #NapoliJuventus 5-1
As usual this season, #Napoli dominated territory (56.5% Field Tilt), attacking production (2.38 vs 0.83 xG) and shooting quality (4 xGoT, new seasonal max), extending their lead in #SerieA to +9. #Juventus offered little resistance, especially in 2nd half
⚽ #TOTARS 0-2
Scoring chances were relatively even (1.26 vs 1.68 xG), however, #Arsenal converted their 1st half dominance in terms of territory (Field tilt) and threats created (xT) into two goals. In the 2nd half, they weathered the #Spurs push, while creating more chances
⚽ #RennesPSG 1-0 #Rennes stunned #PSG (2nd defeat in a row), creating better chances (1.27 vs 0.69 xG) and shooting more accurately (1.1 vs 0.1 xGoT). #Rennes changed their tactical approach, opting to sit back (33.5% Field Tilt) and hit on the counter
⚽ #BHALIV 3-0 #Liverpool suffered a crushing defeat against #Brighton, who had more chances (2.42 vs 1.11 xG) and territorial dominance (66.4% Field Tilt). #BHA also had better GPI (62% vs 35%) and GPE (47% vs 21%) than #LIV (highest GPI in #EPL, 59.4%)
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🚨 A new metric is coming to the Soccerment Analytics platform: one-twos!
This is a well-known football concept, focusing on associative ball progression and chance creation. How can we extract if from event data, and what insights can it provide as a metric? 👇🧵
The starting point is simple: any open-play completed pass (opening) followed by another completed pass received by the same player who made the first one (closing). In order to isolate one-twos as the football concept we know, we then need to apply some spatio-temporal filters:
1) The whole one-two brings the team closer to either the goal line or goal center by at least 25% 2) No more than 4 seconds elapse between the first and second pass 3) The player closing the one-two carries the ball no longer than 5 meters in between the passes
Looking at individual attacking performance, #Giroud and #Mbappe stand out from the pack. Jamal #Musiala confirms his status as one of the most exciting young talents, while Julian #Alvarez also impressed despite not having started all games