PREMIER LEAGUE 22-23: TEAM ANALYSIS

With the conclusion of this season, it is possible to make an evaluation of the teams’ global performance. To do so, the graph below allows us to start this analysis about the Premier League in the 2022-2023 Season:

Premier League 22-23 – Team analysis.

Defensive Process (DP): The defensive process evaluates the whole defensive work of the team. In this phase, the defensive indicators are focal for this analysis.

Above-average Teams in the Defensive Process (DP):

1. Newcastle;
2. Man. United;
3. Chelsea;
4. Man. City;
5. Crystal Palace;
6. Aston Villa;
7. Brentford;
8. Everton (ranking in order);

Intermediate Process (IP): The intermediate process evaluates the existing gap from the whole defensive process and the offensive process in the last third, taking into account, mainly, the ball progression needed to reach this area of the field.

Above-average Teams in the Intermediate Process (IP):

1. Man. City;
2. Arsenal;
3. Liverpool;
4. Brighton;
5. Chelsea;
6. Newcastle;
7. Man. United;
8. Tottenham (ranking in order);

Final Third (FT): In the Final Third, our study focuses on the creation of opportunities to shoot at goal. As the Final Third is a vital sector of play, the creation of chances is one of the most important points to ensure a good offensive output in the season.

Above-average Teams in the Final Third (FT):

1. Man. City;
2. Brighton;
3. Man. United;
4. Liverpool;
5. Arsenal;
6. Newcastle;
7. Tottenham;
8. Chelsea (ranking in order);

Expected Goals (xG): xG is a metric that measures the probability of a shot resulting in a goal, rating how good of a goal-scoring opportunity a shot was. In this analysis, it is important to understand the volume and quality of chances that a team got during the season.

Above-average Teams in Expected Goals (xG):

1. Man. City;
2. Brighton;
3. Newcastle;
4. Arsenal;
5. Liverpool;
6. Man. United;
7. Tottenham
8. Brentford (ranking in order);

Expected Assists (xA): Expected assists measures the likelihood that a pass will be an assist. Being able to credit the passes beyond the final pass, allows us to understand the quality of passes and chances provided by the players and the team during the season.

Above-average Teams in Expected Assists (xA):

1. Liverpool;
2. Man. City;
3. Arsenal;
4. Man. United;
5. Brighton;
6. Newcastle;
7. Tottenham;
8. Aston Villa (ranking in order);

Teams	Final Position	Performance Ranking	(+/- Position)
Man. City	1	1	0
Arsenal	2	4	+2
Man. United	3	2	-1
Newcastle	4	2	-2
Liverpool	5	4	-1
Brighton	6	6	0
Aston Villa	7	9	+2
Tottenham	8	8	0
Brentford	9	13	+4
Fulham	10	12	+2
Crystal Palace	11	14	+3
Chelsea	12	7	-5
Wolves	13	17	+4
West Ham	14	10	-4
Bournemouth	15	19	+4
Nottingham Forest	16	20	+4
Everton	17	16	-1
Leicester	18	10	-8
Leeds	19	14	-5
Southampton	20	18	-2

Data from FBref.