Posts Tagged ‘Opta Stats’
 

AFC-WAFC
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Arsenal 4 Wigan 1: In-Depth Tactical Analysis

Written by    on  May 16, 2013

With the end of the season around the corner, both the Arsenal and Wigan managers kept largely the same XIs as in the past few weeks. For Arsenal the only change was Gibbs coming in to play at left back as Monreal played there in the previous game against QPR. Martinez named the very same [...]

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Cazorla Vs Mata
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Santi Cazorla Vs Juan Mata | 2012-13 Stats

Written by    on  May 15, 2013

The Spanish wizards have taken the Premier League by storm in the 2012-13 season. Not only are they compatriots but they have a similar build and stature and thanks to Cazorla’s man of the match performance that relegated Wigan Athletic, they are also performing very similarly in the Premier League this season. They represent the [...]

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Most Chances Created Premier League
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Stats: Most Creative Players in 2012-13 Premier League | Chances, Assists & Clear-Cut Chances

Written by    on  May 14, 2013

There’s only one week left for this Premier League season and we wanted to share some statistics using our Stats Centre to show you which players have been the most creative this season. Below you’ll see graphics from our stats centre to show which players are topping the creativity charts for chances created, clear-cut chances [...]

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Fulham vs. Liverpool
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Fulham 1 Liverpool 3 | Tactical Match Report

Written by    on  May 14, 2013

On Sunday West Londoners Fulham hosted Liverpool at Craven Cottage in match of two halves – yup, that old cliche. Liverpool went down in the 33rd minute, but they wasted no time in equalizing through their superb January signing, Daniel Sturridge. Half-time tactical changes by Brendan Rodgers shored up Liverpool’s defense, and they began to catch [...]

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Cazrola-Wilshere Comparison
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Santi Cazorla & Jack Wilshere | Can they be compared? Stats Analysis

Written by    on  May 13, 2013

Arsenal are a side that traditionally have always played very attractive football and as such they have a habit of producing some fantastic midfield players who are very good with the ball at their feet. The likes of Robert Pires, Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri all epitomise the playmakers that Arsenal have produced and in [...]

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Pardew Pressure
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Relegation looming? | Newcastle United 08-09 vs. 12-13 | Stats Analysis

Written by    on  May 12, 2013

As outright pessimists by default, all of us Newcastle United fans will be feeling a slight contraction in the area remarkably near the sphincter this weekend and next as we take ourselves perilously close to a, frankly well deserved, return to the Football League Championship for 2013-14. Anybody who has seen Newcastle at their worst [...]

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Mikel Arteta – The Unsung Hero | Stats compared to Carrick

Written by    on  May 12, 2013

Michael Carrick has without a doubt been one of the most influential Manchester United players this season. He has been one of the best Defensive mid-fielders in the league. Also been deployed as a central defender on 4 occasions and as a central mid-fielder on 9 occasions, he proved that he can play in those [...]

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Gareth McAuley | West Brom’s new Number 1 defender

Written by    on  May 11, 2013

How has Gareth McAuley managed to take over Jonas Olsson as West Bromwich Albion’s outstanding defender? Olsson is in his fifth year at The Baggies and in his first four seasons at the club he  has been West Brom’s rock, he has been the one player that they could not afford to lose. However this [...]

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The Belgians Taking Over EPL
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Belgian’s Taking over the EPL | Hazard, Dembele, Fellaini, Benteke et al Stats

Written by    on  May 10, 2013

The Belgians are coming, you have been warned. If we didn’t already know about the remarkable number of talented players coming out of Belgium in recent years we do now. Many people have already earmarked them as dark horses for next year’s World Cup with a view to them becoming genuine contenders for the European [...]

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Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2: In-Depth Tactical Analysis

Written by    on  May 10, 2013

Stamford Bridge hosted Spurs this week where once again Benitez made his usual rotation, changing three players for this game compared to the XI starting at Old Trafford few days ago. Lampard gave way to Cahill, who slotted alongside Ivanovic in defence – Luiz was therefore pushed in midfield. Hazard returned to the starting XI [...]

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