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Where Attacks Come From

How do teams win the ball and start their possessions, and which starts lead to shots?

  • Possessions
    18,710
  • Won back
    18%
    Of all starts
  • Won in the final third
    13%
    Of balls won back
  • Shots / 100 won back
    4.6
  • Key finding17.6%

    Of balls won in the final third, 17.6% lead to a shot within 10 seconds. In a team's own third: 0.7%.

  • Key finding21%

    Sydney FC win the highest share of their balls back in the final third.

How Possessions Begin

How it's counted

How Possessions Begin

How a possession starts

Won back = recoveries and every interception. Set piece = receiving a throw-in, free kick, goal kick or corner. Open play = receiving a pass or keeping the ball. Other = unknown. A shot or goal counts when it comes within 10 seconds. Rates need 30 starts in the group.

Every possession by how it started. Pick a club for its matches.

  • Won back
  • Set piece
  • Open play
  • Other
18,710
1,734
3,175
1,018
778
810
1,303
1,568
1,569
1,955
457
1,473
1,058
1,812

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Which Starts Lead to Shots

How it's counted

Which Starts Lead to Shots

How a possession starts

Won back = recoveries and every interception. Set piece = receiving a throw-in, free kick, goal kick or corner. Open play = receiving a pass or keeping the ball. Other = unknown. A shot or goal counts when it comes within 10 seconds. Rates need 30 starts in the group.

Shots within 10 seconds per 100 starts, by how the possession began.

  • Won back
  • Set piece
  • Open play

Shot and goal rates need 30 starts in the group.

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Where the Ball Is Won

How it's counted

Where the Ball Is Won

How a possession starts

Won back = recoveries and every interception. Set piece = receiving a throw-in, free kick, goal kick or corner. Open play = receiving a pass or keeping the ball. Other = unknown. A shot or goal counts when it comes within 10 seconds. Rates need 30 starts in the group.

Balls won back in each third. Pick a team, then a match.

Own third · 47% · 1,602 won · 12 shotsOwn third47%1,602 won · 12 shotsMiddle third · 40% · 1,368 won · 69 shotsMiddle third40%1,368 won · 69 shotsFinal third · 13% · 431 won · 76 shotsFinal third13%431 won · 76 shots
All teams attacks →3,401 possessions won back

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