Long ball stats from Reds v Huddersfield

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  1. fit

    fitzytyke Well-Known Member

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    Donald Trump posts on there
     
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    To be fair, all the throw-ins at the near side of the pitch for both sides looked like the front foot was on the line so they were all foul throws. It used to be the linesman's job to watch for this but I don't think they bother any more. I remember a game at Oakwell many years ago where an opposition player must have been a good foot inside the pitch when he threw it, not spotted by any officials.
     
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    Who cares what Huddersfield whingers think. We won fair and square.
     
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    Are they seriously trying to say that the superb tackle by Styles was a penalty? Really? One of the best pieces of defending this season.
     
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    I really don't understand why these days players taking corners try to pinch an inch or two like this, I can't see that it gives any advantage whatsoever. Years ago, they just put the ball squarely on the arc to allow clearance from the flag and that was it.
     
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    If you follow @eflstats on Twitter, they've posted some interesting titbits this morning.

    Firstly, we had 7 shots on target (joint highest in the division with Brentford). We had an Expected Goals count of 2.4, so incidentally we were full value for our 2 goals - that's also the highest in the division, and apart from Watford, no other side had an XG of more than 1.5.

    Possession was 44/56 in their favour - not a huge difference.

    I'd say we were full value for the win.
     
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    New one on me, what's it based on?
     
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    Quality of chances.

    For example a penalty has an 'expected goal' of about 0.8 - which indicates that you would expect 4 out of 5 to be scored.

    You can use it to gauge whether a team is lucky or good basically. For example, Villa had an XG of 5 yesterday - which meant that Olly Watkins missed a load of chances. They should have scored 5 goals, but only scored 3.

    Someone like Vardy and Kane consistently outperform their XG - indicating that they're elite finishes. On the flip side Bamford and Jesus often should score more than they do, but often miss big chances.

    It's a bit more nuanced than that, but there's your basics.
     
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