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• General Analysis


Goal study-Overview

Overview of goals scored

• In total 77 goals were scored during the tournament

61 of the total goals scored were from Open Play.

16 goals were scored from Set plays.

As a percentage, 79% of goals were scored from open play and 21% from Set plays

How the goals were scored

Of the total goals scored, 52% were scored with the Right Foot, 28.6% with the Left foot and 19.4% with headers.

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The adjacent table displays the total amount of goals scored by each country during the tournament.

Teams highlighted in Blue finished top of their group

Teams highlighted in Red finished bottom of their group

Only Italy averaged less than a goal a game and qualified from the group stages.


• 25 of the total goals scored were done so in the first half

• 48 Goals were scored in the 2nd half

• The remaining 4 goals were scored during the second period of extra time

48% of the total goals were scored when the teams were drawing

30% were scored when the scoring team was already in the lead

22% when scoring team was loosing

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Only 22% of goals scored were done so with the scoring team behind in the game.


Where the goals were scored from

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93.5% of the total goals scored during the tournament were done so from in or either side of the penalty area.

42% of the total goals scored were done so from the area highlighted in red in the figure below.

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68.8% of the total goals scored were done so in the bottom half of the goal

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42.9% of goals scored were done so in the left hand side of the goal (areas A & D)13 of these goals were scored with the right foot

16 with the left foot

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Where the Assists came from

36.4% of assists originated down the right hand side of the pitch (3).

32.3% came from central areas (2)

29.5% originated from the left hand side of the pitch (1)

Area D1 as highlighted in the figure below, was the source of the most goal assists.

56% of assists came from the area highlighted in yellow


42.2% of assists were created by centre forwards or centre mid-field players.

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49.4% of all assists were in the form of a pass

Crosses constituted 39.4% of goal assists

11.3% of assists were the results of a shot on goal by a team mate


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Re-gain of possession leading to goals

42.9% of the possession re-gained which ultimately lead to a goal being scored, was done so in the central area highlighted in Yellow.

16.7% of possession re-gained resulting in a goal was done in the attacking third of the pitch (A-D)

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68% of goals scored involved 4 or less passes

Spain had the highest pass completion rate (83%)

Number of passes involved


Pass completion

The table displays the total number of passes made by each country in the championships

The percentage of the total passes which were successful is also reported.

Teams highlighted in blue all qualified from the group stages

This shows pass completion as an important determining factor for success.


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Touches taken by Goal-scorer

84% of the total goals scored were the results of a one touch finish.

Teams highlighted in Blue all qualified for the knockout stages.

Number of shots per game is therefore correlated to success in the tournament.

Shooting statistics


• The above figure demonstrates that when there are 5 defenders or more in the box (ex. Goal keeper) the number of goals conceded reduces.

• The three goals scored where 9 defenders (ex. Goal Keeper) were in the box, were all from set plays

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Number of Attackers in the box

70% of all goals scored were done so when 3 or less attackers were in the box


Summary

• 77 goals were scored in total throughout the tournament.

• Only 22% of the goals scored were done so by teams from a loosing position

• 42% of goals scored were done so from the area between the 6 yard box and penalty spot (B2)

• 42.2% of the total assists were created by Centre forwards and centre mid-field players.

• 42.9% of possession leading to a goal was done so in the middle third of the pitch. (E1&E2)

• 84% f goals were one touch finishes.

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