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Open Play Goal Analysis Euro 2008
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Information
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General Analysis
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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.

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• 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

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

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

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2
3
30
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A
42
1
B
19.5
C
93.5 of the total goals scored during the
tournament were done so from in or either side of
the penalty area.
1.3
5.2
D
Attack Direction
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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 4 with headers
A)
C)
B)
C)
A)
14.3
11.7
5.2
5.2
D)
E)
F)
15.6
28.6
24.6
15.6
68.8 of the total goals scored were done so in
the bottom half of the goal
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Where the Assists came from
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
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2
3
A
1.4
9.8
B
9.8
9.8
7.0
C
4.2
8.4
5.6
D
12.7
4.2
11.3
5.6
E1
1.4
2.8
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)
2.8
1.4
E2
Attack Direction
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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
42.2 of assists were created by centre forwards
or centre mid-field players.
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2
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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)
A
1.4
B
C
1.4
1.4
D
2.8
2.8
6.9
8.3
E1
2.8
4.2
8.3
5.5
E2
13.8
2.8
8.3
6.9
F
G
1.4
1.4
2.8
2.8
H
4.2
I
Attack Direction
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Number of passes involved
Number of players involved in goals 60 of goals
scored involved 4 players or less
68 of goals scored involved 4 or less
passes Spain had the highest pass completion rate
(83)
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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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Shooting statistics
Touches taken by Goal-scorer
Teams highlighted in Blue all qualified for the
knockout stages. Number of shots per game is
therefore correlated to success in the tournament.
84 of the total goals scored were the results of
a one touch finish.
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Number of Defenders in the box
Number of Attackers in the box
70 of all goals scored were done so when 3 or
less attackers were in the box

• 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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• 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. (E1E2)
• 84 f goals were one touch finishes.