A Graphical Analysis of attacking and defensive effectiveness among Europe's top divisions

So anyone can post a graph and that makes it true? lol @ this forum...

The Y Axis is shots per goal and the X axis is shots per game. It wouldn't be that hard to verify each team's position.

Great to see this was updated! I merged it with the 2012/13 version for comparison.

Here's the source, by the way: http://experimental361.com/2013/10/04/an-early-look-at-the-big-five-european-divisions/

From energetically wasteful to languidly clinical.

Any defensive maps?

Nirgall wrote:Barcelona are the most clynical because one player (their most precise) takes most of their shots. While the less clinical avoid shooting.

Btw, the images are too low quality and I can't read the names under the circles.

No, barca are the most clinical because they want to pass the ball in to the net and only shoot when there is a realistic chance of it going in. While there are some teams, like Real Madrid thanks to C.Ronaldo, who takes alot of useless shots who have a unrealistic chance of going in..

Yohan Modric wrote:Any defensive maps?

Several (league by league and combined). Just check here: http://experimental361.com/2013/10/04/an-early-look-at-the-big-five-european-divisions/

AS Roma

Awesome stats. Interesting to see that a couple things the casual observer would expect to be true hold up. Eg.
Juve have conceeded a lot more goals this season with many being due to defensive lapses: let in fewer shots this season than last (and the lowest overall) but are conceeding 1 every 11 shots v 1 in 15.5 last season.
Real are selfish and shoot too often (especially CR7): 2nd most shots / game with an average conversion rate.

Great find, I always love seeing different metrics of the game.