MADRID, 17 Jun. (EUROPA PRESS) –
In the 2021-2022 season, FC Barcelona was the team with the highest percentage of possession in LaLiga Santander with 62.8 percent, in a Top 5 completed by Real Madrid, Sevilla, Villarreal and Celta, according to a report published this Friday. by LaLiga and the Beyond Stats team of data analysts.
Thus, this LaLiga advanced statistics project with Microsoft has prepared a report with data from the 2021-2022 season of LaLiga Santander, in a commitment by LaLiga to bring performance and game metrics closer to fans and the media.
According to said report, and according to the percentage of possession, the ranking is led by Barça with 62.8 percent; followed by Real Madrid (58.7), Sevilla (58); Villarreal continues (57); and Celta in fifth position (55.7). This figure, in a percentage context, shows how much time each team has the ball in a match.
If the number of players involved in each possession on average in a match is taken into account, the offensive phases being more elaborate the more players are involved in them or more direct if the team invests vertically, Real Madrid leads the list. with almost four footballers (3.69) per possession. FC Barcelona, Sevilla and Villarreal remain above three and the fifth is Betis with 2.95.
The report also determines how many passes per possession each team gave on average, with the same five protagonists. Real Madrid (6.5), Barça (6.4), Sevilla (5.6), Villarreal (5.2) and Real Betis (5.1) are the five best teams in this facet.
The pace of circulation can also define the determined style of a team. Thus, the report introduces the time factor into its metrics, identifying which teams make the most passes per minute of possession, that is, how quickly a team moves the ball. And here Real Madrid leads the ranking again with 17 passes per minute, in a top five that completes Barcelona (17), Sevilla (16.2), Atlético de Madrid (15.4) and Betis ( 15.4).