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Which EPL teams play the most long balls, and how many passes do each team need to score?

Updated on December 3, 2015

By SoccerjuryAdmin, Contributor for Soccerjury

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The modern Premier League era is becoming ever-reliant on statistics with clubs often hiring a team of data analysts.

These analysts may support a manager by helping to optimise the performance of their own team, or to provide valuable insight into the opposition tactics. In a game of fine margins such analysis may make the difference between victory or defeat. Data is useful to inform a manager and aid their match preparation, but many fans also seek data for their own interest and to be informed in their opinions.

We have attempted to analyse two different factors for each Premier League team: 1) the passing style of the relevant team (by determining the % of long balls versus total number of passes) 2) and, their respective goal efficiency (by analysing how many passes are needed to score a goal)

This data is based on the first fourteen games of the season, and each EPL team is plotted in a particular quadrant. Where does your team lie, and do you agree with the interpretation?

Playing style versus goal efficiency for each EPL team (Soccerjury)

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Robbie Ackerman

Depressing reading for NUFC fans ("Long ball and wasteful" quadrant). Need nearly three times as many passes to score compared to Leicester. We need a Vardy, and quickly.

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