04.10.2010 13:09
When shots don’t turn into goals
Marc Guillén
The stats are clear –Barça are getting more shots in this season, but scoring less then ever.
“We’re playing better than in my first year” according to Guardiola and a glance
at the shooting stats seem to support that view, with the team getting more attempts than ever in
so far this season, but unfortunately not converting their opportunities into goals.
Two less than against Panathinaikos
In
the Mallorca game
, Barça’s single goal came from 26 attempts – just two less than against
Panathinaikos, when they scored five times. Guardiola’s team clearly showed their attacking
prowess against Mallorca, it was just that they couldn’t transform that into goals.
Fewer shots against Racing
The win against Racing on the opening day of the season came
after just 10 shots – nearly a third of the number against Mallorca, but three of those
resulted in goals as the team cruised to a 0-3 win.
More goal attempts
So far this season, Barça are averaging 18.75 attempts on goal per game, compared to 15.6
last year and 17 the season before, a stat that should calm any Barça fan’s nerves –the
team are making the chances and the goals are sure to follow!
Photos: Àlex Caparrós/FCB archive.
Six more goals
If their efficiency up front this season had matched last year’s, Barça would have scored six
more goals! At the moment the team are averaging 1 goal per 9 attempts, whilst last season’s
figures were 1 every 6 – if the team could have matched that, they’d have scored half a
dozen more times so far.