1 © 2015 Soccer Insights Made Visual Summary of the Numbers Game 12082015 Danny Groenenboom
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How to make scientific research made visually
to be used by players and coaches that don’t
know yet ….
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Based on 43.000 games the underdog still has a 47% chance
to win a soccer match
53
47
Favorites Underdog
Win chance %
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So soccer is predictable but also a matter of coincidence,
a game of the weakest link, underdogs have a big chance to win
and shooting a lot on goal does not really help
How about corners?
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1 5Out of Corners leads to a shot on goal
1 9Out of Corners leads to a goal
An average Premier League
team needs 10 games to
score 1 time out of corner
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Ball Possession is both attacking as defending really important,
however ……
63
minutes
Average time the “ball”
is in the game
2%
Average % a player
has the ball in his
possession
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More ball possession leads to more
shots on goal leads to more goals
More ball possession leads to less
goals conceded leads to more
games won and less games lost
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More ball possession leads to 4%
more victories
Win rate teams with more ball
possession: 39.4%
Win rate teams with less ball
possession: 31.6%
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Upgrading your best player with 10% results
in the end of the season in +5 points
Upgrading your weakest player with 10%
results in the end of the season in +9 points