The Premier League enters the final stage of the exciting battle for the title they are fighting for Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City, are trailing by just one point with ten games remaining. More impossible emotions favored by the large number of goals scored in the final stage of the matches leading to the English championship to reach historical records.
It is almost a hundred years since there has been such a dramatic increase in the average score in the top flight of English football compared to the previous season. So, the average number of goals per game is currently at 3.24 compared to 2.85 last season, an increase of 13.7%. Is he biggest jump since 1925-26 academic year, when the offside rule was changed to favor offensive football.
25% of goals, from the 76th minute
The statistics website soccerstats.com shows that more than 25% of the goals scored this campaign have occurred after the 76th minute and many of them in the long period of added time that has increased this season.
The latest goal scored this season in a Premier match was as a result of a penalty converted on January 21 by Ollie McBurnie in the 103rd minutethe match that Sheffield United drew at home against West Ham (2-2), while many others reached more than the 100th minute.
The teams located in the middle of the table are also showing themselves to be more effective compared to last season. According to Simon Gleave, Headed by Nielsen’s Gracenote analysis, the eight teams currently ranked 10th to 17th in the Premier League average 1.45 goals per game, compared to 1.04 for those who occupied these positions last season.
The current top nine, seven of whom finished last season in the top nine apart from West Ham and Wolverhampton, recorded a 5% increase in goals.
Some clubs have also improved their offensive effectiveness, but none as much as Wolverhampton, whose average goals per game is 1.5, 84% more than last season.
Chelsea are up 74%, Aston Villa 54%, Bournemouth 50% and West Ham United 44%.
The city averaged fewer goals
Champions Manchester City, however, averaged fewer goals than last season. (he has 63 goals compared to 71 last year), such as Manchester United, Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford.
With the three-way title race reaching its climax, Arsenal’s goal-scoring prowess could give them the edge. The gunners have 70 goals in 28 games with an average of 2.5, This is the highest average in the top category since the 1934-35 season.
“Since 1962-63 there have only been eight teams averaging 2.5 goals per game or more. for a full season: Manchester United (1999-00), Chelsea (2009-10), Liverpool (2013-14) and Manchester City. “Arsenal need to score 25 more goals in their last 10 games to join this elite group.”
If Newcastle play, it’s a guaranteed show
However, for pure entertainment, the Newcastle games are the ones to watch. In their 28 games there were 107 goals between two rival teams with an average of 3.82.
Only one team since the 1966-67 season, Liverpool in 2013-14, has averaged more than 3.8 goals per game throughout the season in its games.
Source: La Verdad
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