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I was looking at the shot map from the Napoli-Bologna game and it tells a fascinating story beyond the scoreline. It's a perfect case study in quality over quantity. Look at Bologna's shot placement. They took only 10 shots, but their goals were incredibly high-value. Two were scored from practically inside the six-yard box, and the third was from a central position just outside the area. They were unbelievably disciplined, refusing to waste possession on low-percentage shots from wide angles.

To score 3 goals from just 5 shots on target is the definition of clinical. Now, contrast that with Napoli. They managed 14 total shots, getting 9 on target. You can see the cluster of shots from good positions inside the box. They weren't struggling to create chances, but they were struggling to convert them. To have nine shots on goal and only walk away with two goals speaks to either wasteful finishing or a heroic defensive/goalkeeping performance from Bologna.

It's a classic example of a team with a clear, ruthlessly efficient attacking plan beating a team that was merely productive. Bologna came to win by being smarter, not just by shooting more.

I was looking at the shot map from the Spurs 1-1 draw with Leeds and it tells a pretty damning story of why they're in a relegation scrap.

Tottenham dominated the chances, racking up 16 shots with 9 on target. You'd expect to win comfortably with those numbers. The visualization really highlights the problem: look at the sheer volume of shots they took from inside the penalty area.

They weren't just taking low-percentage potshots; they were consistently getting into dangerous, central positions. To have that much activity in and around the six-yard box and only score once is incredibly wasteful. You can see their single goal came from a great spot, but so many other high-quality chances were saved or missed.

Meanwhile, Leeds had fewer chances (11 shots, 5 on target) but were clinical enough to convert one of their own close-range opportunities. It feels like a classic case of a team creating more than enough to win but failing completely in the execution. This kind of finishing is what gets you relegated.

Say what you will about Manchester United this season, but Bruno is definitely has his hat in the ring for the PFA player of the season. His FPL points tally since Carrick was appointed & being at the cusp of breaking the PL assist record tells you all you need to know about his his form. Make your own player Form Timeline here for free.

Head to head of Vincent Kompany & Luis Enrique in the UCL this season ahead of their Champions League semi final match up tonight. Make your own manager comparison here.

Doku's form in the run in has been something to spotlight. Especially when you compare his current output to earlier in the season. There has definitely been an increase in his "main man" aura. More details here.

35 shots, 25 on target & 6 goals - what a roller coaster of a match. That second half shot log is unbelievable. Make your own shot map here.

Updated simulation predictions after the starting XI for both sides have been announced for tonight's match between Everton & Manchester City. Who are you backing?

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Last time out Man City vs Everton saw the Cityzens absolutely dominate the The Toffees in terms of shots with 19 taken to their 5 & a total of 14 on target for Pep Guardialo's team. Moyes has improved the Merseyside club since but they will need to be at their best to get a result against an in form Man City. Yesterday we saw the red side of Manchester taking on the red side of Merseyside, today we get to see the blue side of Merseyside take on the blue side of Manchester.

I have built a free suite of football analytics tools on Dribble for those of you who don't want to write a line of code or struggle to access quality graphics generally. Figured I'd share it here since I've seen some related posts recently. I would also love to get ideas on how to make it better in addition to feedback on what's missing or broken.

What it actually is:

If you love football data, you can think of each tool as a toy to that has direct access to our data. So in many ways, you get two things in one with the tool templates built on top of our data. Data covers the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Primeira Liga, Saudi Pro League, MLS, Brazilian Serie A, & the UEFA club competitions going back to 2020. We will soon be covering all leagues, women's football & the international football hopefully before the World Cup.

Here are some of the 13 or so tools we have live or in beta:

• Radar Plex — add up to six players, teams, or managers and overlay their stats on a radar. Cross-league comparisons work because everything's normalized. Radar Plex also covers managers and referees, not just players and teams
• Shot Map — every shot a player or team has taken, plotted on a pitch with xG weighting. Filter by season, league, or match
• Pass Network — connection map for any match showing who linked with who and how reliably.
• Zone Lens — pitch divided into zones showing where a team wins and loses the ball, where they create, where they concede. Pick any match in the dataset
• Form Timeline — rolling xG created and conceded across a season so you can see when a team turned or when a player's form fell off a cliff
• Streak Machine — win/loss/unbeaten/winless runs for every team in the dataset with goals for/against across the streak
• Percentile Card — player vs their positional peers across a season, ranked 0–100 on each stat. Shareable card format
• Referee DNA — card rates, foul rates, VAR overturn percentage per referee. Useful if you actually care about who's officiating
• Indices — leaderboards for any stat across any league and season. Filters by position, minimum minutes, league. Good for finding players you've never heard of.

What's in the data:

• Approx 1M player appearances, 306 columns each — xG, xA, SCA, GCA, progressive carries, shot zones, pressing intensity, set piece involvements
• Team match stats — 303 cols per fixture including xGA, PPDA, shot location breakdowns, possession phases
• Match events with XY coordinates — every shot, pass, tackle mapped to Opta's 0–100 pitch coords (38M+ events). Shot maps, heatmaps, pass networks etc.
• Set piece takers, corner delivery zones, penalty records
• Managers, referees & transfer market data is also included.

Note:

Some of our tools are in beta so I am actively racing to clean up the bugs. Currently, there are a few thousands of people using this & the feedback has been great in terms of helping improve the product & getting it to where it is. No paywall on the tools today or in the future. Would love feedback on what's missing or broken.