Pitch Actions That Distinguish High Scoring Teams

What is it about?

The paper looks into on pitch actions that results in goals. The model estimated the number of non-penalty goals per game with error of less than |0.33| for 93 teams out of 98. For 52 teams the margin of error was less than |0.1|. Shots from penalty box per game, share of shots from goal box in total shots and long pass accuracy were found to have statistically significant positive impact on non-penalty goals scored per game. Share of long passes in total passes and crosses per game have significant negative impact.

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Why is it important?

Helps coaching staff in identifying the areas to work on.