Alex Cooke asks how has the number of shots Swindon face in each game almost doubled since Tim Sherwood took over? At the moment Swindon are conceding a lots of goals: nine goals in the five league games since Tim Sherwood ‘took over’. Clearly that is far too many, but it is indicative of another problem: the amount of shots
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Bernt V. Heiseldal digs deep into the numbers to prove if Swindon Town can win a top-two spot…
Read moreSo then… after two days of bamboozling you all with a wealth of statistics – defensive ranks & attacking ranks – I’ll attempt to give you a brief summary on the efficiency strengths and weaknesses of each League Two team as part of our overall rankings. Graphs showing the rankings split into home and away form are at the bottom of this post, but
Read moreAfter the defensive rankings, today we look beyond the ‘goals for’ column on the League Two table as our Attacking Rankings return. Taking into account a broader range of statistics to analyse Accrington to Torquay United, the five attacking assessments provide an indication of the relative strengths and weaknesses – home and away – of League Two after 17 games. Shots On Target
Read moreWe’re onto our second run through our League Two Rankings. Throughout this season we’ll be analysing all teams in League Two and attempting to put some reason behind League form and position. These rankings look behind just the usual goals for and against, games won and lost, to understand how each team compares in League Two. Five separate measures are
Read moreFollowing the publication of the defensive rankings yesterday, it’s time to check out how efficient each team has been in the 9 games so far this season at the other end of the pitch. Again these attacking rankings studies five key statistics covering a wide variety of attacking play. These are then followed by the overall League Two rankings. Will
Read moreThroughout this season I’ll be analysing all teams in League Two and attempting to put some reason behind League form and position. Our rankings are divided into both defensive and attacking phases of play. Five separate measures are used within each defensive and attacking areas to rank the performance of all League Two teams. The best a team can score in
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