Stat Attack – AFCB v Wolves
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Written by Matt Stevenson
Here’s the xG from the Wolves game. There were very few good chances, with only three chances rated 1 in 7 or better, all falling to Wolves in the second half. The first chance was Moutinho’s free-kick, rated 1 in 7, which was blocked by the wall. After the Liverpool game it was good not to see this, and other chances go flying into the top corner. The biggest chance by far fell to Jiminez, who has a habit of scoring against AFCB, following a counter attack after Kelly lost the ball. The Mexican was through one on one against Neto, who stood up well and Jiminez put it wide (7 in 10). Two minutes later, Kelly made amends for his earlier error when clearing Podence’s header off the line after a good header back across by Jimenez (1 in 3). AFCB’s best chances fell to Solanke, the first a header just after half time which went straight at Sa, and a turn in injury time, where he slipped whilst striking (both about 1 in 10).
Man of the match against Wolves
I’m not sure how to describe the formation. I was expecting a 4-2-3-1 when the team was announced, but Billing and Tavernier played in very similar average positions (which could be rotating going forward, rather than stood next to each other) with Christie deeper and close to Zemura. Smith was as advanced as Zemura, but switched flanks when Fredericks replaced Zemura, with Fredericks playing where Smith had done. Lerma played slightly deeper than Cook.
Five players played 30 or more passes: Kelly, Cook, Neto, Mepham and Tavernier although Tavernier’s success rate was only 43%. Only Lerma and Mepham had success rates above 90% with typical values being about 80%, indicating that 1 pass in 5 is going astray. In the opposition half Tavernier had most passes 20, but with a success rate of 40% as his final ball did not come off.
Christie and Tavernier made most tackles with 8 and 6 respectively, with Christie winning 75% and Tavernier 100%. Across the team the successful tackle rate was high for those who were involved in a tackle.