Building
end-to-end
football match
statistics
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Steps for building football match statistics:
An example of a mistake in
defining an
action
Persikabo 1973 v Persebaya Liga 1 Indonesia 2022/23.
Defining Action
01 | Goalkeeping
02 | Defensive Action
03 | Disciplinary
04 | Ball Control
05 | Attacking Action
01
Goalkeeping
Goalkeeping
Wyscout Glossary
Cross into the penalty area
A ball played from the offensive flanks aimed towards a teammate in the area in front of the opponent’s goal.
Includes just open play crosses, not set play crosses (corners/free kicks).
Action to note: Saved and punch.
Goalkeeping
Wyscout Glossary
Long shot from Marcelo
An attempt towards the opposition's goal with the intention of scoring.
Blocked shots, penalties, and direct free kicks are also considered as shots.
Action to note: Saved and punch.
Goalkeeping
Wyscout Glossary
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A save by Rui Patricio.
A punch by Ederson Moraes.
Goalkeeping
Wyscout Glossary
A shot on goal faced by Ernando Ari.
A shot that Alisson failed to anticipate, and resulted in a goal.
Blocked shots, penalties, and direct free kicks are also considered as shots.
A goal scored by an opponent as specified in law 10.1 of the IFAB Laws of the Game.
02
Defensive Action
Defensive Action
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Tim Ream, left, tries to block a shot from Ilkay Gundogan.
Defensive Action
Wyscout Glossary
Clearance after a cross.
An Action (generally a pass) when the player, while having other option, to pass or to hold the ball, is instead clearing it, either with a long pass forward without a precise target or for a throw in/corner kick, playing safe.
Defensive Action
Wyscout Glossary
Virgil van Dijk doing a sliding tackle.
An aggressive slide on the ground in the legs of the opposition player with a clear intention to dispossess the opponent or to clear the ball out.
Action to note: Success and fail.
Defensive Action
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Harry Kane of Tottenham Hotspur shielding the ball from Sean Morrison of Cardiff City
In football, the term shielding is used for a very specific skill designed to help players (and therefore their team) maintain possession of the ball, even when under intense pressure from opponents.
03
Disciplinary
Disciplinary
Wyscout Glossary
A foul by E. Garay
An offence committed by a player according to law 12 (1, 3) of the IFAB Laws of the Game.
Action to note: Made and by opponent.
Disciplinary
Wyscout Glossary
Yellow card for Gareth Barry
Red card for Zidane.
Yellow card and red card
Disciplinary action by the referee that is indicated by showing a yellow card and red card according to law 12.3 of the IFAB Laws of the Game.
Action to note: Yellow and Red.
04
Ball
Control
Ball Control
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Messi had the ball and managed to control the ball past several players.
Are defined as one or more sequences in a row belonging to the same team. A possession is ended by the opposition gaining control of the ball.
Action to note: Gained and lost.
Ball Control
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Messi had the ball and managed to control the ball past several players.
Players fail to control the ball when the control is too far out of reach.
Ball Control
Wyscout Glossary
An aerial duel following a corner kick
When two or more players from opposing teams jump to compete for the ball.
Action to note: Won and lost.
Ball Control
Wyscout Glossary
An aerial duel following a corner kick
Ball Control
Wyscout Glossary
Fede Valverde with a take on.
Marcelo doing dribble with a space.
An attempt to move past an opposing player whilst trying to maintain possession of the ball.
Action to note: Success, failed, and passed.
05
Attacking Action
Attacking Action
Wyscout Glossary
Cross into the penalty area.
A ball played from the offensive flanks aimed towards a teammate in the area in front of the opponent’s goal.
Action to note: Complete and failed.
Attacking Action
Stats Perform
Chance created Lionel Messi.
Attacking Action
Wyscout Glossary
Long shot from Marcelo
An attempt towards the opposition's goal with the intention of scoring.
Action to note: Blocked, on target, and off target.
Attacking Action
Witan failed to score against an empty Thai goal.
Stats Perform
Attacking Action
Bruno Moreira scored against Persis in the first week of Liga 1 Indonesia.
Wyscout Glossary
Collecting data
Illustration of recording live football match statistics.
Data
visualizations
PSIS v PERSEBAYA full time stats in week 3 of Liga 1 Indonesia.
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