Celtic got back to winning ways, with a 2-1 victory at Dens Park. After dominating the 1st half and cruising to 2-0 early in the 2nd, Celtic were happy to hear the final whistle to secure 29 undefeated league games. The tale of the game, by numbers.
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SFTB says
This is another good area in which to put the numbers to work in order to enhance our understanding of what we saw.
I too, thought Lustig was better than he has been recentlt and was surprised to see so much criticism of him after the match.
The one thing I would like to see added to the analysis is a norm for the metric i.e. what is the usual pass completion rate for a central defender, or an SPFL defender or, best of all, a Celtic central defender (or full back or DM or winger etc;) then we can compare players across games.
Is this possible?
Otherwise the guys charged with penetrating a defence- Forrest, Sinclair , Dembele- will always have lowe pass completion rates than defenders or DMs. It’s not the value of the number itself but its relative value compared with others who play that position.
Good work again
celticbynumbers@btinternet.com says
You are spot on and it is possible. I have to balance getting digestible data out there about the match versus all possible comparative data for context. The articles provide the context as I compare players in the same positions. I want to keep the match summaries relatively simple. That being said I will think about your point and consider some shorter quicker articles on that topic.