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Stats behind Fulham and Wigan
last updated Friday 28th October 2005, 1:16 PM
Top Opta Teams (after 10 games)
Aspect
Top Team
Wigan
Fulham
Points
Chelsea
28
4th
19
14th
9
Shots Attempted
Chelsea
137
13th
87
4th
106
Shots on Target
Chelsea
63
14th
32
9th
38
Goals Scored
Chelsea
24
10th
10
11th
10
Passes Made
Chelsea
4519
20th
2716
16th
3104
Crosses
Birm City
285
17th
176
13th
209
Goals Conceded
West Brom
18
19th
5
5th
14
Clean Sheets
Tottenham
6
6th
4
11th
3
Tackles Made
Aston Villa
378
20th
250
13th
294
Tackles Won
Aston Villa
275
20th
172
10th
226
Fouls Conceded
Blackburn
182
16th
130
7th
153
Yellow Cards
Arsenal
22
20th
9
10th
17
Fouls per yellow
Wigan
14.4
1st
14.4
10th
9.0
Red Cards
Birm City
3
1st
3
15th
0
Penalties
Arsenal
5
14th
1
11th
0
Fulham have moved up into 14th in the Premiership with 9 points after their enjoyable thrashing of Liverpool last week. Although an excellent result it was only the second victory for Fulham so far this season. A similar points/games ratio for the rest of the season would result in probable relegation for The Cottagers. Hopefully Liverpool was the start of a trend.
Wigan will still be pinching themselves with an outstanding 19 points and 4th place after 9 games in their first season in the Premiership.
Fulham will be pleased that behind their 14th place is an above average performance in the last third of the game. Being 4th best in terms of attempted shots on goal is a great advantage and starting point. The quality of the shots and the conversion rate still needs work as less than 36% of shots are on target and just 9% have resulted in a goal. But many of the other squads in the Premiership would be glad to have Fulham's "problem". Surprisingly although Wigan have bagged 19 points they are less active in front of goal and only slightly more productive in terms of goals.
Midfield activity such as passing, crossing and tackling remains in line with Fulham's overall position in the league but again surprisingly Wigan do noticeably less well in these aspect's of the game. Defensively Wigan are outstanding with just 5 goals
Fulham year on year Opta Stats comparison
(after 10 games)
Aspect
05/06
04/05
03/04
Shots Attempted
4th
106
10th
104
6th
117
Shots on Target
9th
38
7th
45
4th
56
Goals Scored
11th
10
13th
10
2nd
20
Passes Made
16th
3104
16th
3154
9th
3621
Crosses Attempted
13th
209
18th
194
16th
190
Goals Conceded
5th
14
2nd
19
-
13
Clean Sheets
11th
3
14th
2
7th
4
Tackles Made
13th
294
7th
309
1st
338
Tackles Won
10th
226
5th
229
1st
250
Fouls Conceded
7th
153
16th
131
8th
159
Yellow Cards
10th
17
8th
14
-
25
Fouls per yellow
10th
9.0
14th
9.4
-
6.0
Red Cards
15th
0
1st
3
-
1
conceded in comparison to Fulham's 14. Although it might indicate a lack of quality in the Wigan squad the stats do not show a rough house team like Blackburn for example. Wigan have committed less fouls than Fulham and the men in the middle have judged them as less cautionable than most other teams.
Chris Coleman was appointed Fulham manager in April 2003 so he has had enough time to apply his ideas and ensure that the Cottagers' overall performance is to his liking.
This season the number of attempted shots has improved dramatically with a three season high of 4th busiest shooters in the Premiership. Unfortunately accuracy and conversion rates is at a three season low.
There has also been a noticeable increase in the number of crosses but the percentage accuracy level has dropped as noticeably
Fulham need not be scared going to Wigan but their defence does need to tighten up.
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