02 November 2006

Stats Summary 22 for/12 against in 7 matches

Jim L.: 8 (fwd) - confirmed
Nick: 3 (mid-center) - confirmed
Dil: 3 (def)
Jim Z: 3 (mid-wing)
Mark N.: 2 (mid-wing) - confirmed
Gary: 2 (mid-center)
Jeff C.: 1 (mid-center) - confirmed
Marat: 1 (fwd)
Mark K: 1 (mid-wing)
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24
*someone has to lose 2 goals, we're only 22 goals for/12 goals against

-So what does this analysis tell us?

1) Jim is a goal scoring machine (with Jim skewing the data--in a good way!)
2) We've averaged 2.75 goals in 7 games (with the match against Hellanic skewing the data)
3) Fwds: 9/22 goals
4) Mids (center): 6/22 goals
5) Mids (wings): 6/22 goals (perhaps -1 here?)
6) Def (center): 3/22 goals (perhaps -1 here?)
7) There have been a total of 270 goals scored in D1 and D2, averaging at 18 goals per team, that's 2.57 goals per game in 7 games. So as pathetic as it is, we are above average.
8) Division One's average is 19.12 goals per team (with angelos 28 goals and annville 32 skewing the data).
9) Division Two's average is a pathetic 16.71 goals per team (with ES???? leading the pack on goals scored).
10) We've allowed 12 goals to be scored against us, with 2 clean sheets (against camp hill and hellanic). That's 1.71 goals allowed per match.
11) Games we've won by 1 goal=3/7
12) Games we've lost by 1 goal=1/7
13) Games we've won by more than 1 goal=2/7
14) Games won away 3/7 - Games lost away 1/7
15) Games won home 2/7 - Games lost at home 1/7

So, statistically, what does this tell us? That perhaps we should consider switching our formation (especially with only 3 matches left) to (ala Arsenal yesterday) a 4-5-1 (with one midfielder supporting Jim or Henry if you like)) or a 3-5-2, offering offensively minded and defensively minded midfield play. A majority of our efforts (almost 50% are coming from the midfield-as they should be)--an even distribution of goals are coming from the wings (5) and from the center of the pitch (6).

Of course, none of these statistics are valid if we don't play hard, want to win and work together as a team.

I'm doing all of this because I'm supposed to be studying for my doctoral exams--I get easily distracted :)

1 comment:

sensei g said...

I have 1 goal