Football Data Analysis
Football Data Analysis

Football Data Analysis

European Leagues Premier League

TOP PERFORMING FBs AND WBs: PREMIER LEAGUE 21-22

In a league filled with tremendous quality at position like FB and WB, it is expected a large list of top performing players. João Cancelo and Trent Alexander-Arnold had top-class seasons and their ratings reflect that.

PlayerRatingDefenseMinutes PlayedTeam
João Cancelo8.53Back 43227Manchester City
Trent Alexander-Arnold8.21Back 42853Liverpool
Andrew Robertson7.91Back 42537Liverpool
Reece James7.90Back 51528Chelsea
Ben Chilwell7.82Back 5540Chelsea
Marc Cucurella7.54Back 41530Brighton
Oleksandr Zinchenko7.52Back 41047Manchester City
Kostas Tsimikas7.33Back 4863Liverpool
Kyle Walker7.29Back 41755Manchester City
Marcos Alonso7.20Back 52002Chelsea
Stuart Dallas7.19Back 41620Leeds United
Alex Telles7.09Back 41631Manchester United
Luke Thomas7.06Back 41590Leicester City
Kyle Walker-Peters7.04Back 42098Southampton
Aaron Wan-Bissaka7.01Back 41523Manchester United

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the season: 450 minutes (equivalent to 5 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

Data from FBref.

Copa América Other Competitions

TOP PERFORMING GKs: COPA AMÉRICA 21

In a competition with a limited number of participants, the list of GKs features several names. As expected, the average rating achieved by Brazil’s GK (Ederson) and Argentina’s GK (Martínez) were among the highest ratings recorded.

PlayerRatingDefenseMinutes PlayedCountry
Claudio Bravo7.91Back 5180Chile
Ederson7.86Back 4360Brazil
Emiliano Martínez7.60Back 4540Argentina
Wuilker Faríñez7.53Back 5270Venezuela
Fernando Muslera7.16Back 4450Uruguay
Carlos Lampe7.15Back 4270Bolivia
Claudio Bravo7.05Back 4270Chile

Conditions for the presented data: 

– Minimum minutes played in the competition: 180 minutes (equivalent to 2 full games) per type of defense played (Back 4 or Back 5);

Data from FBref.