Interesting random stats thread

Eggs · October 10, 2017

...Sigurdsson’s goal last night means Iceland are the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup finals.

Brendan Janus · October 10, 2017

My next door neighbour holds the record for swimming The Serpentine, 22 minutes & 35 seconds !!

Timak · October 15, 2017

Shots on target for vs against in how we rank in the league for them.

Positions given are rank with 1 being the best (so 1st and 1st would be most shots / fewest against)

2007/8
Shots for 8th Against 5th
2008/9
11th, 7th
2009/10
5th, 7th
2010/11
6th, 6th
2011/12
14th, 4th
2012/13 Last Moyes season
5th, 6th
2013/14
5th, 6th
2014/15
8th, 3rd
2015/16
7th, 18th Last Martinez season
2016/17
7th, 7th
2017/18
18th, 16th

Biggest surprise for me was that our second Martinez season was actually our best defensive season (just the mistakes we did make were huge mistakes and punished easily). We then went from 3rd best to 18th best in 1 season when he lost the plot.

ToffeeDan · October 15, 2017

Oh sod it. I’m writing the season off (at least I hope we’re not in a relegation fight).

Timak · October 27, 2017

For those interested in such things we did see a massive improvement against Chelsea reflected in the stats.

For the first time this season our pass maps show players in proper positions with a proper shape. Our expected goals for and against showed a huge improvement too.

As I've always said the shape matters more than the best XI being on the pitch. Thankfully Unsy seems to realise that. Not sure what that means for a lot of our summer signings though.

Joey66 · October 27, 2017

Seathestars said:
Everton are cack, close thread

Edited, sorry lad, didn't mean to rain in your parade, just fuming after today.

I thought Koemans brother was into his stats, needs to get a new calculator I think.

Yes - to count his pay off for saying very little!

Who ever takes the reign till January our squad is well below par!

Connor · October 27, 2017

Timak said:
For those interested in such things we did see a massive improvement against Chelsea reflected in the stats.

For the first time this season our pass maps show players in proper positions with a proper shape. Our expected goals for and against showed a huge improvement too.

As I've always said the shape matters more than the best XI being on the pitch. Thankfully Unsy seems to realise that. Not sure what that means for a lot of our summer signings though.