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    What percentage of shots are truly unstoppable? How we measure the quality of a finish


    Posted by Rishi Chopra 10. February 2012 17:48
    "We had so many chances in the game, so many opportunities to get a shot on target. I was starting to wonder if it was going to be one of those days." -- Manchester United's Michael Carrick, after his side's 2-0 victory away to QPR in December   A common footballing frustration. So many chances, not much to show for it. But not all chances are created equal. At StatDNA, we've developed models to quantify just how good a chance really is. Last year we introduced our Goal Creation Framework, a decomposition of how goals are created, which includes pieces for Shot Quality and Finishing Qua... [More]

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