Category Archives: Defensive Efficiency

The nasty number that shows why Swindon are shipping so many goals

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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League Two Rankings: The strength of each team’s defence after 17 games

We’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

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