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Superliga 2018/19 Review: Argentinos Juniors
Competition AnalysisSuperliga 18/19 RecordWon 5, Drawn 7, Lost 13 (22 points)Superliga 18/19 Position26th (Last)Relegation Average1.211 (63 points/52 matches)Relegation Position20thCopa de la Superliga ResultLost in semifinal to Boca Juniors (1-0 agg)Goals Scored(own-goals not included)15 (11 open, 3 set-piece, 1 penalty)Goals Allowed (own-goals not included)28 (19 open, 8 set-piece, 1 penalty)Leading Goal ScorerAlexis Mac Allister (5 goals)Leading xGAlexis Mac […]
Superliga 2018/19 Review: Gimnasia (La Plata)
Competition AnalysisSuperliga 18/19 RecordWon 8, Drawn 5, Lost 12 (29 points)Superliga 18/19 Position18thRelegation Average1.207 (99 points/82 matches)Relegation Position21stCopa de la Superliga ResultLost in Quarterfinal to Argentinos(2-1 agg)Goals Scored(own-goals not included)20 (15 open, 4 set-piece, 1 penalty)Goals Allowed (own-goals not included)30 (18 open, 6 set-piece, 6 penalty)Leading Goal ScorerSantiago Silva (5 goals)Leading xGSantiago Silva (4.11 xG)Leading xAVíctor Ayala […]
Copa América 2019: The Best XI
Competition AnalysisThe 2019 edition of the Copa América is now in the history books, and I’ve written a couple of retrospectives — a tribute to the champions, and a review of the rest of the teams. There’s one final item to take care of, and that is my Best XI of the tournament. To decide on […]
Copa América 2019: Looking back at the rest of the tournament
Competition AnalysisIn my previous post, I summarized Brazil’s triumph at this year’s Copa América. In this post, I will provide a summary of the rest of the tournament. Match Quality The Copa América was a 26 match tournament, so it’s not too much of an information overload to present match quality metrics for every match. Below […]
Brazil dominate the 2019 Copa América
Competition AnalysisBrazil have won the 2019 Copa América for the ninth time and for the fifth time as the tournament host. It was a dominant performance from start to finish. They did not lose a match as they scored thirteen goals and allowed just one (in the final). So dominant was the Brazilian performance that all […]