Heard that sentence before? I
certainly have. In fact last season, there was a 28.95% chance (or odds of 3.45)
that you might hear that sentence in each and every one of Man Utd’s matches.
I don't have the stats for previous seasons, but I wouldn't be too surprised if these figures are reproduced year upon year.
Yes, I’ve been digging into the Opta
data again to see if I can unearth any little nuggets of information that may be
of interest to you and to me. Man Utd did indeed secure the most penalties last
year, being awarded 11 of them. They scored 9, giving them a conversion rate of
81.82%.
The average for last year across all
teams was 2.63 penalties across the season, with a conversion rate of
72%.
West Brom were only awarded
a paltry three penalties last year and only scored one of those. This, however, was not the worst conversion rate. No, the worst penalty takers were the team who managed to hit everything but the back of the goal last term: Liverpool. They were given 6
penalties last season, and only scored one. That’s only a feeble 16.67% conversion
rate.
Penalties Awarded League Table 2011/12
Penalties Conversion Rate League Table 2011/12
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I guess the team that does most attacking gets most penalties, stats for time in opposition penalty area would make comparison with penalties won intersting.
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ReplyDeleteInteresting theory anon., but that does not explain how Chelsea, Arsenal and Spurs (the 3 highest scorers after United and City) were awarded so few? By the way soccerdude, I'm a different anon. so no one is talking to themselves!
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