Despite dominating possession, the team could only muster three
shots on target compared to two of Ivory Coast.
Wigan had an excellent five
shots on target compared to just two from Rotherham.
So with 75 % possession and 9
shots on target compared to 2 we're describing this as a terrible performance?
Not exact matches
In fact they only had three
shots in total
compared to our 17, with seven
on target and the stats from the first leg are much more even as well.
We had over 70 % of possession yet Middlesbrough had 9
shots on target and 3 off
target compared to our 10
on and 6 off
target.
If that does not do it for you Gooners, maybe the statistical report by Metro
comparing the
shooting and scoring stats of the Premier League title chasers will do the trick, as the report shows that Arsenal are doing better than all of our our rivals in the two key areas of goals per attempt and goals scored per
shots on target.
Atalanta also outshot the Nerazzurri in the half, 11 - 3 with five of Atalanta's
shots being
on target compared to just one for Inter.
He also had 1
shot on target and completed 92 % of his passes
compared to Sebastian Larsson, who he replaced, with a 50 % pass completion and 0
shots at goal.
If we
compare that to the Premier League's top scorer Luis Suarez who has a
shot every 18 minutes and one
on target every 30 minutes, we can start to understand the Chelsea's problem.
The Argentine has a greater
shot accuracy though, with 58 % of his attempts being
on target compared to Giroud's 54 %.