Suarez should of got more for racially abusing against Evra but that’s done now. The FA will see that as a mistake to only give him an 8-match ban. But a bite is worth 10 games, if not more. Here’s why… Firstly Suarez has done it before and didn’t learn his lesson. Secondly, biting someone …
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Time for a striker to Step Up for Spurs | Defoe & Adebayor Stats
With only eight games left to go in the fight for a top four finish in the Premier League, Tottenham will be hoping that one of their strikers can find a bit of form to help them with their pursuit. There is no denying that both Jermain Defoe and Emmanuel Adebayor have struggled this term [...]
Time for a striker to Step Up for Spurs | Defoe & Adebayor Stats
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Keep Smiling: Some Home Truths About Spurs’s Anfield Defeat
It has been so long, I almost forgot what it feels like to see my Spurs lose a football match. In the last three months, yes, three months. That’s ninety days. Or a quarter of a year. You’ve seen Tottenham lose just once against Leeds in the FA Cup. A disappointing defeat that was excused at the time [...]
Premier League’s Top Goal Scorers | Shots Per Goal Stats Analysis
Our first look at shots per goal came back in December where Theo Walcott and Javier Hernandez were the most efficient players requiring the least amount of shots to score a goal whilst Adam Le Fondre was at bottom of that list. Have things changed? All of the stats are below and we’ve used only players [...]
Premier League’s Top Goal Scorers | Shots Per Goal Stats Analysis
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Premier League Top Players So Far | Top Scorers, Creators, Most Woodwork Hits & Fouls Conceded
Welcome to our monthly article of Premier League’s Top Players! We take images from our members only Stats Centre to update you on how the players are performing. Seeing as there is no full fixture list until the weekend of the 23rd February (only Liverpool Vs Swansea on Sunday this weekend) we thought it was [...]
Premier League Top Players So Far | Top Scorers, Creators, Most Woodwork Hits & Fouls Conceded
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Goal Involvement | Which of the Top Goal Scorers are involved in most goals?
There have been some interesting statistics on Twitter of late about “Goal Involved” in. This is when you combine the goals and assists of a player and create a percentage over the team’s total goals. It’s an interesting statistic that can show a variety of attributes for teams and players. Firstly it can show how [...]
Goal Involvement | Which of the Top Goal Scorers are involved in most goals?
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Premier League’s Top Goal Scorers | Shots Per Goal Analysis
One of the favourite comparisons on the site is between strikers in the Premier League. One stat that we haven’t yet implemented onto our Stats Centre, is the the Shots per Goal stat. This statistic shows how effective strikers are in the Premier League with the less shots per goal the better. The table below [...]
Premier League’s Top Goal Scorers | Shots Per Goal Analysis
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Golden Boot Race: Graphical Analysis of Suarez, Defoe, RVP, Ba & Michu
With 149 games of this season having been played and 231 to go, the race for the golden boot is starting to take shape. With this in mind I have taken a closer look at shooting stats for the current top 5 goalscorers so far this season in the English…
Deadly Defoe at the Double | Premier League Striker Stats Comparison
On Saturday afternoon at Craven Cottage, a brace for Defoe took him to four goals in a week and his tally for the season up to 9. Aside from the goals, Defoe had a relatively quiet game, making just 14 passes in the entire 90 minutes. Defoe is a player…
EPLIndex Statistical Team of the Week | Premier League Match Day 12
It’s the end of another fascinating week in the Premier League and time for the EPLIndex Statistical Team of the Week. John Ruddy [Saves + Clean Sheet] Ruddy kept a clean sheet, making some important saves along the way. The ‘keep…
Premier League Top Players So Far | Goals, Creativity & Final 3rd Passes
We’re almost a third of the way through this season and Manchester City find themselves on top for the first time this season. The worrying thing for everyone else is that they haven’t even looked at their best. Manchester United haven̵…
EPLIndex Premier League Statistical Team of the Week – Match Day 9
A roller-coaster Premier League weekend has come to an end with a lot of controversies. What remains is that Chelsea are still on top of the table and QPR are at the bottom of it. We’re opting for a 3-4-3 formation this week! Mignolet [Clean She…
Premier League’s Top Scorers, Creators, Passers & Tacklers! Opta Stats
Match Day 9 has been completed in the Premier League and, despite their first loss yesterday, Chelsea are still on top of the league. With both of their Manchester rivals winning Chelsea are now a solitary point ahead as the title race hots up coming i…
Premier League’s Top 5 Scorers, Creators, Passers & Tacklers so far!
As a preview to the Premier League’s return this weekend we’re going to be using our Opta Stats Centre to bring you the Top 5 Tacklers, Passers, Creators and scorers! Top Tacklers Mark Noble tops with the most attempted tackles however it …
EPLIndex Statistical Team of the Week: Round 6 Premier League
Better late than never but here it is – EPLIndex’s Team of the Week using the EPLIndex.com’s Stats Centre (Subscribe for Access to the EPLIndex Stats Centre) A 4-3-3 Formation – here’s the reasoning for choosing this team!…
Poachers | TOP Premier League Finishers | Stats Analysis
Goal scoring is a skill. Players who can create something from nothing, providing a timely tally for their side, are frequently the difference between one and three points. Players like Robin van Persie — 92 chances created in 2011-12 season R…
Gylfi Sigurdsson Joins Spurs | Stats Comparison to Spurs & LFC Players
There was a lot of surprise that Gylfi Sigurdsson would choose to join Spurs over Liverpool as Gylfi’s previous manager, Brendon Rodgers, is now at the helm at Anfield. Everyone thought it was a foregone conclusion however Spurs have trumped [……
Assessing Forward Involvement | Shots Vs Passes Opta Stats Analysis
One of the more interesting innovations from an analytical standpoint at the current European Championship has been the measuring of the amount of time that a player spends with the ball per game. This measure of player involvement has in [...]Written …
Liverpool dominate & frustrate | EPL Striker Stats Comparison
“You drive for show but you putt for dough.” The quote, above, is by South African golfer Bobby Locke. You can bask in all the applause for a 300 yard drive off the tee, but there’ll be no one clapping [...]Written by Richard RobertsL…