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Matchday 30

Quality recoveries & build-up play that offers guarantees

This video illustrates how recoveries can be distinguished not only in terms of their effectiveness, but also their quality. Barcelona record the fourth-most advantageous recoveries in the league, i.e. situations that involve a numerical advantage and where the side in possession has more players ahead of the ball than the opposition.

Given the importance of build-up play in the system deployed by Xavi’s troops, the team’s set-up at the start of the attacking transition is key. This video shows how the Barcelona players react in these situations. It’s worth pointing out that 15% of the Catalan giants’ recoveries put them at an advantage.

It’s your Game

Matchday 27

ACCELERATE

Real Madrid

4 - 1

Real Sociedad

SAT 05.03.2022

20:00

Season 2021/2022

Estadio Santiago Bernabéu

ACCELERATE

Elche CF

1 - 2

FC Barcelona

SUN 06.03.2022

15:15

Season 2021/2022

Estadio Martínez Valero

ACCELERATE

Real Betis

1 - 3

Atlético de Madrid

SUN 06.03.2022

20:00

Season 2021/2022

Estadio Benito Villamarín

ACCELERATE

Athletic Club

3 - 1

Levante UD

MON 07.03.2022

20:00

Season 2021/2022

Estadio San Mamés

Beyond Stats
ACCELERATE

Elche CF

1 - 2

FC Barcelona

SUN 06.03.2022

15:15

Season 2021/2022

Matchday 27

Estadio Martínez Valero

Intensity holds key to Elche’s mid-table position

The Alicante-based side lie in fifth spot in the league standings for the number of high-intensity actions, i.e. those completed at over 28km/hr, with over 28.8 per match. The Franjiverdes’ high-octane style is evident in every action and phase of the game. However, if there’s one aspect that is central to the Valencians’ game and on which they’re heavily reliant it’s carries. Indeed, Elche are the league runners-up when it comes to the number of opposing midfielders beaten by their carries (3.71 on average), whilst they claim a highly credible fifth spot for the number of opposition defenders beaten by their carries (4.27). The team’s ability to break through opposition lines is very much a hallmark of their game.

Cara a cara bajo palos
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Xavi’s Barcelona turning blueprint into reality

There are a number of aspects that have become consistent features in Barcelona’s performances in recent weeks as Xavi’s side are starting to become recognisable. Although the Catalan giants continue to be focused on combination play to gain ground in the attacking phase, they lie in fourth spot for the number of carries leading to a shot (almost three per game), as illustrated in this clip. However, the Azulgranas’ possession play continues to be a key element within their system. The Camp Nou-based side are the division’s bridesmaids in terms of the number of players involved per possession, posting an average of 3.5, whilst we mustn’t overlook the fact that only one other team in the league play more double-pressure passes than Barça.

PLAYER FOCUS

Fidel tops Elche & LaLiga Santander charts

Taking centre stage in our analysis of the blockbuster bout between Elche and Barcelona is Fidel, who has established himself as a key cog in the Alicante side’s system. He does some sterling work when it comes to taking his opposite number on down the flanks and getting balls into the box. He lies second in the Elche rankings for the number of crosses delivered, with more than four crosses played into the box per game. He also occupies second spot in terms of shot conversion rate (21%) and it’s safe to say that if the opposition give the talented wideman even the slightest sight of goal, they’re in trouble. The flanker also poses a threat with carries and features amongst his team’s top three players for carries leading to shots.  

However, as we noted above, top players not only excel within their own team, they also star in the overall LaLiga rankings. By way of example, Fidel features amongst the competition’s top 10 players for distance covered per game (11.49km).

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Metric of the Week

Matchday 30

Find out the meaning of each metric

Number of players involved per possession offers clear indication of team’s style

There are a number of ways in which a team’s possession can be defined, with the number of players involved in them being one of the methods that we analyse. This criteria measures how many team members touch the ball during the course of an attacking transition. Teams whose game involves more intricate build-up play and possessions typically feature more players per possession.

As this video illustrates, Real Madrid are the LaLiga Santander champions for the number of players involved per possession, with an average of 3.67 per outing.

HOW IT'S MADE

Beyond Stats offers incredible metrics which go beyond the ordinary in the football industry: it does not limit itself to gathering the data normally used for the standard analyses that reach fans, but goes one step further, collecting a vast amount of in-match information, almost in real time, thanks to LaLiga’ s Mediacoach proprietary tool, that is capable of revealing new perspectives on the game at a deeper level, allowing patterns to be traced and future predictions to be made. 

In every LaLiga stadiums we have up to sixteen high-resolution, fixed perimeter cameras for optical tracking which follow the positions of the players, referees, and the ball on the field of play, collecting the physical and technical/tactical data at the dizzying rate of 25 times a second. These devices permit the integration, through the Mediacoach analysis tool, of two technologies: tracking and eventing. Tracking is based on the positional information collected by the stadium perimeter cameras and allows for the generation of metrics such as distance covered, top and average speeds, and number of sprints. Eventing allows more objective events to be recorded: number of passes, corners, and fouls committed and received, for example. The information captured through tracking and eventing is integrated and stored in the system forming a high-volume set of data. 

The raw data collected is processed for analysis by a multidisciplinary team composed of LaLiga experts in business intelligence & analytics and football analysis, through machine learning and artificial intelligence processes made possible thanks to the Azure technology supplied by Microsoft, which is capable of processing large volumes of data. After processing, an algorithm is generated that permits the visualisation of the metrics that reach fans through Beyond Stats. These statistics allow fans to better understand why their team has won or lost a match, or to benefit from a panoramic view of their performance and expectations, gifting football fans an unprecedented immersion in the experience.