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Season 2023/2024

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  • Players used
    315
    Across all 12 clubs
  • Ever-present
    7
    Played every available minute (2 goalkeepers)
  • Players behind 80% of minutes
    13.5
    Average per club
  • Outfield players yet to play
    52
    Named in a squad, never came on
  • Minutes to foreign players
    23%
    44% unknown
  • Foreign starters per XI
    2.5
    League average · 44% of starters unknown
  • Foreign share · Striker
    71%
    Of the position's minutes
  • Goals by foreign players
    35%
    164 of 465 (208 unknown), own goals aside
  • Under-21s used
    18
    Played while under 21
  • Players 35 and over
    4
    Age at their last match
  • League squad age
    27.5
    Weighted by minutes
  • Minutes to under-23s
    20%
    30 and over: 34%
  • Substitutions
    996
    3.8 per team per match
  • Average first change
    ⁦58'⁩
    Across 263 team-matches
  • All five changes used
    28%
    Share of team-matches
  • Goals by substitutes
    40
    9% of all goals (excl. own goals)
  • Change within 10' of going behind
    35%
    Normal at those minutes: 22%
  • Quickest coach after bad news
    75%
    Youssef Safri · 3 of 4 within 10'
  • Booked before half-time, off at the break
    8%
    17 of 207 · 4% for everyone else
  • Starters changed after a loss
    2.7
    1.8 after a win
  • Most rotated position
    29%
    Winger: starts by a new starter · goalkeepers 15%
  • Goals
    482
    3.7 per match
  • Top scorer
    26
    Akram Hassan Afif · Al-Sadd
  • Quickest scorer
    ⁦72'⁩
    per goal · Akram Hassan Afif
  • Braces & hat-tricks
    67
    54 braces, 13 hat-tricks
  • Penalties
    52
    11% of all goals
  • Second-half goals
    57%
    274 after the break, 208 before
  • Scored first and won
    58%
    72 of 125 matches
  • Winners after 75'
    28
    of 104 match winners
  • Penalties scored
    52
    0.39 per match
  • Average minute
    ⁦58'⁩
    22 in the first half
  • Matches with a penalty scored
    41
    Of 132 · 9 had more than one
  • Own goals
    17
    In 132 matches
  • Matches
    132
    Across 22 rounds
  • Goals per match
    3.7
    482 goals in all
  • Draws
    21%
    Share of matches
  • Lead at the top
    2
    Points, Al-Sadd over Al-Rayyan
  • Cards shown
    628
    4.8 per match
  • Average first card
    ⁦32'⁩
    Across 132 matches with a card
  • Cards to team staff
    45
    7% of all cards
  • Sendings-off
    37
    29 straight reds · 8 second yellows
  • Most cards
    71
    Al-Wakrah
  • Cards on the bench
    51
    8% of all cards
  • Most booked player
    7
    Mohammed Ahmed Al-Jabri
  • Cards while losing
    30%
    190 of 628 cards
  • Cards per 90 · winning, last 15'
    5.6
    Losing 3.9 · level 4.0
  • Time-wasting cards while winning
    13%
    26 of 195 cards
  • Next card to the other side
    53%
    Chance 51% · 435 pairs
  • Stadiums used
    12
    132 matches
  • Most stadiums
    10
    Different venues · Al-Ahli + 8 more
  • Goals per match
    3.7
    Across every stadium
  • Home wins
    39%
    Of all matches
  • Key finding48%

    of Al-Arabi's minutes go to core players, the most settled group; 16% at Al-Duhail.

  • Key finding32

    players used by Al-Markhiya, the most; Al-Sadd & Umm Salal have used the fewest (25).

  • Key finding7

    players have not missed a minute, and 2 of them are goalkeepers.

  • Key finding13.5

    players account for 80% of a club's minutes, on average.

  • Key finding13

    years between the youngest and oldest players at Al-Sadd, the widest spread in the league.

  • Key finding42%

    of Al-Sadd's minutes go to players 30 and over, the most of any club.

  • Key finding141

    changes in minutes 81–85, the busiest window. 97% of all changes come after half-time.

  • Key finding⁦55'⁩

    First change when a team is behind, against ⁦55'⁩ when level and ⁦64'⁩ when ahead.

  • Key finding⁦53'⁩

    Al-Ahli make their first change earliest, ⁦53'⁩ on average; Al-Gharafa wait longest (⁦63'⁩).

  • Key finding40

    of 465 goals have been scored by substitutes.

  • Key finding66%

    of the time Al-Duhail made a change within 10' of going behind, the most in the league; Al-Markhiya 21%.

  • Key finding19

    bad-news moments for Majid Bougherra (Al-Markhiya), the most of any coach; he changed within 10' after 4 (21%, league 38%).

  • Key finding63

    starters booked before half-time at Al-Markhiya & Al-Rayyan & Al-Arabi & Al-Shamal, and not one was taken off at the break.

  • Key finding3.6

    starters changed by Al-Wakrah after a loss and 1.6 after a win, the biggest swing between the two.

  • Key finding43%

    of Al-Sadd's midfielder starts went to a player who wasn't in the previous XI, the most rotated spot at any club.

  • Key finding43%

    of Al-Shamal's goals came from Ricardo Gomes, the most any club leans on one player.

  • Key finding7

    matches where Al-Markhiya conceded the first goal inside 15 minutes, the most in the league.

  • Key finding0

    wins for Muaither in 11 matches where it conceded first.

  • Key finding25

    points from Roger Krug Guedes's winners and equalisers, the most of any player.

  • Key finding8

    penalties scored against Qatar, the most in the league; 0 clubs have none against them.

  • Key finding38%

    of penalties were scored with the game level.

  • Key finding25

    of 52 penalties scored came within 3 minutes of a booking for the conceding side.

  • Key finding9

    penalties scored in matches refereed by Abdulhadi Alasmar Al-Ruaile, in 13 matches.

  • Key finding16/22

    rounds with Al-Sadd top of the table. 3 clubs have led at some point.

  • Key finding4/12

    clubs score more and concede less than the league average, led by Al-Sadd.

  • Key finding47%

    of their minutes spent ahead: Al-Sadd, the most in the league; Al-Markhiya the least (10%).

  • Key finding27%

    of all goals come after the 75th minute, stoppage time included.

  • Key finding6.9

    cards per match from Mohammed Al-Sherif, the strictest with 3+ matches; 3.2 for Moatasem Ahmad Al-Mazyed. League average 4.8.

  • Key finding36%

    of cards come after the 75th minute; 127 of the 628 in stoppage time.

  • Key finding13%

    of all cards are for dissent, including 43 of the 45 shown to coaches and team staff.

  • Key finding37

    sendings-off: 29 straight reds and 8 second yellows. Every match so far has produced at least one card.

  • Key finding15%

    of Al-Wakrah's cards came on the bench (11 of 71); league 8%.

  • Key finding79%

    of Al-Shamal's cards came after half-time (42 of 53); league 63%.

  • Key finding11

    of the league's 45 staff cards went to Al-Wakrah's bench staff.

  • Key finding57%

    of Al-Ahli's cards came while losing (28 of 49); league 30%.

  • Key finding5.6

    cards per 90 for teams winning in the last 15 minutes; teams losing get 3.9.

  • Key finding5

    of the league's 29 time-wasting cards went to Al-Wakrah while winning.

  • Key finding56%

    of Hamad Maqed Al-Subaie's next cards go to the other side; chance alone gives 43%.

  • Key finding14%

    of the league's matches were played at Al Thumama Stadium, by 11 different clubs.

  • Key finding9

    stadiums for Al-Markhiya + 2 more, against 10 for the most-travelled club.

  • Key finding5.7

    goals per match at Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium over 3 matches (league: 3.7).

  • Key finding89%

    of matches at Jassim bin Hamad Stadium went to the home side (league: 39%).

Projects

SquadsLive
SubstitutionsPolishing

Coach Reactions

How fast do coaches react when a goal changes the score, and what do they do with a booked player?

ResultsLive
OfficiatingPolishing

Referee Profiles

How strict is each referee, how soon do they show the first card, and what do they book players for?

OfficiatingLive

Discipline

Which clubs collect the most cards, and who gets them: players on the pitch or the bench?

OfficiatingPolishing

Referees and the Score

Does the score change how players are booked, and do referees even things up?

StadiumsLive

Stadium Map

Where are matches played, which clubs play where, and which grounds see the most goals?

Squads

Squad Value

Which clubs have the most valuable squads, and does the money buy points?

Needs player market values

Goals

Goal Replays

What did each goal look like, with every player on the pitch?

  • Every Goal, ReplayedTracking data

Needs tracking data

Running

Who Runs the League

Which clubs and players cover the most ground, sprint the most and run fastest?

  • Who Runs the MostTracking data
  • Who Sprints the MostTracking data
  • Who Walks the MostTracking data
  • Fastest PlayersTracking data
  • Slowest PlayersTracking data

Needs tracking data

Running

Match Intensity

When in a match do teams run hardest, and when do they fade?

  • Running by MinuteTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Style on the Ball

Do teams build from the back, go direct or live on the counter?

  • Time in Each PhaseTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Team Shape

Where does each player stand, with the ball and without it?

  • Average PositionsTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Ball in Play

How many minutes of real football does a match have, and who has the ball in them?

  • Real Minutes per MatchTracking data
  • Who Has the BallTracking data
  • First Half vs SecondTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Formations

Which shape does each team start in, and how often does it change?

  • Starting ShapesTracking data
  • Lineups on the PitchTracking data
  • Results by ShapeTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Winning, Drawing, Losing

Do teams play differently when they are ahead, level or behind?

  • Ahead, Level, BehindTracking data
  • What Changes With the ScoreTracking data
  • Time in Each Score StateTracking data

Needs tracking data

Tactics

Style by Half

Do teams change how they play after half-time?

  • First Half, Second HalfTracking data
  • What Changes After the BreakTracking data

Needs tracking data

Attacking

Off-Ball Runs

Who makes the runs that open up space, and do they get the ball?

  • Season Run LeadersTracking data
  • Each Team's RunsTracking data
  • Run Types by PositionTracking data

Needs tracking data

Attacking

Run Map

Where do a player's runs start and end?

  • Every Run on the PitchTracking data

Needs tracking data

Attacking

Where Attacks Come From

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

  • How Possessions BeginTracking data
  • Which Starts Lead to ShotsTracking data
  • Where the Ball Is WonTracking data

Needs tracking data

Attacking

Attack Map

Where on the pitch do a team's attacks start and finish?

  • Where Attacks Start and EndTracking data

Needs tracking data

Attacking

Losing the Ball

Which teams and players lose the ball most, and where?

  • Losses by PhaseTracking data
  • Where the Ball Is LostTracking data
  • Who Loses the BallTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Passing

Who passes forward, breaks lines and finds teammates on the run?

  • Season Passing LeadersTracking data
  • Passing by ClubTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Dangerous Passing

Who picks the pass that hurts, and who plays it safe?

  • Most Dangerous PassersTracking data
  • Bold or SafeTracking data
  • Pass Danger by TeamTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Passing Networks

Who passes to whom?

  • Who Passes to WhomTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Pass Length & Direction

Do teams pass short or long, forward or sideways?

  • Short or Long, Forward or BackTracking data
  • Pass CompassTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Progressive Passes

Who moves the ball towards goal, and from where?

  • Who Moves the Ball ForwardTracking data
  • Top Progressive PassersTracking data
  • Where Progression HappensTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Chance Creation

Who sets up the shots, and where are chances made?

  • Chances Created by ClubTracking data
  • The Chance CreatorsTracking data
  • Many Chances or Good OnesTracking data
  • Where Chances Are MadeTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Crosses

Which teams live on crosses, and do they work?

  • Who Lives on CrossesTracking data
  • Top CrossersTracking data
  • Where Crosses Come FromTracking data

Needs tracking data

Passing

Goal Kicks

Do teams restart short or long, and does it work?

  • What Goal Kicks Lead ToTracking data
  • Keepers' Goal KicksTracking data
  • Where Goal Kicks LandTracking data

Needs tracking data

Corners

Attacking Corners

Who gets the most from their corners?

  • Who Gets Most From CornersTracking data
  • Corner MapTracking data
  • Bodies in the Six-Yard BoxTracking data

Needs tracking data

Corners

Defending Corners

Who keeps corners from turning into chances?

  • Corners AgainstTracking data
  • Who Clears ThemTracking data

Needs tracking data

Corners

Takers and Targets

Who delivers the corners, and who gets on the end of them?

  • Corner TakersTracking data
  • First to the BallTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

How High Teams Defend

Which teams defend high up the pitch, and which sit deep?

  • Time Without the BallTracking data
  • Time in Each BlockTracking data
  • How High the Back Line SitsTracking data
  • Where Each Block StartsTracking data
  • Does the Block Work?Tracking data
  • Blocks by Score and MinuteTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

Defending Shape

How narrow and how compact is each team without the ball?

  • Width vs LengthTracking data
  • Shape Without the BallTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

Pressing

Which teams go after the ball carrier, and how?

  • Pressure on the BallTracking data
  • What Pressing AchievesTracking data
  • Where Clubs PressTracking data
  • Who Presses MostTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

Pressing Chains

Which teams press together, and does it win the ball?

  • Chains by TeamTracking data
  • Chained vs AloneTracking data
  • Where Chains StartTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

Winning the Ball Back

Which teams win the ball back, where, and who does it?

  • Balls Won by ClubTracking data
  • Where Clubs Win It BackTracking data
  • Who Wins It BackTracking data

Needs tracking data

Defending

What Gets Through

Where does each defence break, and against what?

  • What Gets Through, by ClubTracking data
  • Where It Gets ThroughTracking data
  • Who Gets BeatenTracking data

Needs tracking data

Players

Player Profiles

How does a player's season compare with others in the same position?

  • Season PercentilesTracking data

Needs tracking data

Players

With and Without the Ball

How much of a player's time is spent with the ball, and what do they do with it?

  • Per 30 Minutes With and Without the BallTracking data
  • Each Squad's Ball MinutesTracking data

Needs tracking data

ResultsPlanned

Match Story

What really decided this match?

Needs: Event data (shots, passes)