DCFC Kicks Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 I've just been looking at some statistics and realised we perform a lot worse against back 3 opposition than against back 4. In our last 33 games, 21 have been back 3 and 12 have been back 4. I'm not sure if teams are purposely playing a back 3 against us or if it's just that a back 3 seems to be the most popular formation these days. Win percentages: Against back 3: 23.8% Against back 4: 33.3% We've only lost 2 games against back 4 teams all season. One was against Blackburn when they were flying, and the other was against Huddersfield when Stearman got sent off in the 3rd minute. A positive is our last three wins have all been against back 3 teams, so hopefully that indicates Rooney is addressing this. Not sure what to do with this information or whether it's relevant in any way but just thought I'd put it down. ? Chris_Martin, cstand and Ellafella 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TuffLuff Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 (edited) Just now, DCFC Kicks said: I've just been looking at some statistics and realised we perform a lot worse against back 3 opposition than against back 4. In our last 33 games, 21 have been back 3 and 12 have been back 4. I'm not sure if teams are purposely playing a back 3 against us or if it's just that a back 3 seems to be the most popular formation these days. Win percentages: Against back 3: 23.8% Against back 4: 33.3% We've only lost 2 games against back 4 teams all season. One was against Blackburn when they were flying, and the other was against Huddersfield when Stearman got sent off in the 3rd minute. A positive is our last three wins have all been against back 3 teams, so hopefully that indicates Rooney is addressing this. Not sure what to do with this information or whether it's relevant in any way but just thought I'd put it down. ? Don’t bloody tell people! Shush! Edited February 12, 2022 by TuffLuff Carl Sagan, Chris_Martin and DCFC Kicks 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted February 12, 2022 Share Posted February 12, 2022 1 hour ago, DCFC Kicks said: I've just been looking at some statistics and realised we perform a lot worse against back 3 opposition than against back 4. In our last 33 games, 21 have been back 3 and 12 have been back 4. I'm not sure if teams are purposely playing a back 3 against us or if it's just that a back 3 seems to be the most popular formation these days. Win percentages: Against back 3: 23.8% Against back 4: 33.3% We've only lost 2 games against back 4 teams all season. One was against Blackburn when they were flying, and the other was against Huddersfield when Stearman got sent off in the 3rd minute. A positive is our last three wins have all been against back 3 teams, so hopefully that indicates Rooney is addressing this. Not sure what to do with this information or whether it's relevant in any way but just thought I'd put it down. ? If we have three CBs available we could match up and have done so at times Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Martin Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 3 hours ago, DCFC Kicks said: I've just been looking at some statistics and realised we perform a lot worse against back 3 opposition than against back 4. In our last 33 games, 21 have been back 3 and 12 have been back 4. I'm not sure if teams are purposely playing a back 3 against us or if it's just that a back 3 seems to be the most popular formation these days. Win percentages: Against back 3: 23.8% Against back 4: 33.3% We've only lost 2 games against back 4 teams all season. One was against Blackburn when they were flying, and the other was against Huddersfield when Stearman got sent off in the 3rd minute. A positive is our last three wins have all been against back 3 teams, so hopefully that indicates Rooney is addressing this. Not sure what to do with this information or whether it's relevant in any way but just thought I'd put it down. ? DCFC Kicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RammingStone66 Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 When the embargo is finally lifted are there any free agents out there we think could help strengthen the team at the back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellafella Posted February 13, 2022 Share Posted February 13, 2022 21 hours ago, DCFC Kicks said: I've just been looking at some statistics and realised we perform a lot worse against back 3 opposition than against back 4. In our last 33 games, 21 have been back 3 and 12 have been back 4. I'm not sure if teams are purposely playing a back 3 against us or if it's just that a back 3 seems to be the most popular formation these days. Win percentages: Against back 3: 23.8% Against back 4: 33.3% We've only lost 2 games against back 4 teams all season. One was against Blackburn when they were flying, and the other was against Huddersfield when Stearman got sent off in the 3rd minute. A positive is our last three wins have all been against back 3 teams, so hopefully that indicates Rooney is addressing this. Not sure what to do with this information or whether it's relevant in any way but just thought I'd put it down. ? Use of an appropriate statistical test would tell you if the difference was statistically significant. I’d expect the performance dept at DCFC would have looked at this; a 3x2 contingency table and a chi square analysis would be a starting point …but suspect it’s multi-factorial and there’d only be a weak association between formation and outcome. Just sayin’ DCFC Kicks 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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