VAR awards WSW a penalty after the ball deflects into Fox's arm. Duke converts, 2-1
Season 14: Week 1
I know you can't read too much into the first game of the season but both these teams look pretty ordinary.
I know you can't read too much into the first game of the season but both these teams look pretty ordinary.
Agreed. Although I would day CCM look better than expected - unlucky not to get a draw, and WSW worse than expected.
I know you can't read too much into the first game of the season but both these teams look pretty ordinary.
Agreed. Although I would day CCM look better than expected - unlucky not to get a draw, and WSW worse than expected.
CCM did OK but to be honest they look worryingly similar to what we've been seeing for the last five years.
Just when you think your in for a Muskrat free season at last he pops up in the bloody commentary team.
that Galloway replacing Richie de Laet. Eh?
I know you can't read too much into the first game of the season but both these teams look pretty ordinary.
Agreed. Although I would day CCM look better than expected - unlucky not to get a draw, and WSW worse than expected.
CCM did OK but to be honest they look worryingly similar to what we've been seeing for the last five years.
Actually thought CCM looked a lot better than WSW. Mariners had a bit more zip and variety to their game and at least tried to mix things up. I thought WSW looked ponderous and slow, it really just was an odd performance from them in front of a decent crowd and in their brand new stadium. They get the 3 points first up though, so can't have too many complaints. Will be interesting to see in 4-5 weeks how these two sides are tracking. I suspect CCM will be a tougher prospect this time around (although to be fair they couldn't have got much worse!)
Victory 0 City 0 Interesting result.
Victory 0 City 0 Interesting result.
Didn't watch it all, but the last part seemed to have City looking a lot more theatening
Perth vs Brisbane is the battle of the ugly kits.
Max Crocombe in goal for Brisbane - not sure what happened to Jamie Young.
Popovic has two of his sons on the bench!
What nepotism!?!?
Last gasp equaliser for Roar. They've been worth it too. Surprisingly good effort for such a tough away game.
Just when you think your in for a Muskrat free season at last he pops up in the bloody commentary team.
It wouldn't be the A-League without him
I know you can't read too much into the first game of the season but both these teams look pretty ordinary.
Agreed. Although I would day CCM look better than expected - unlucky not to get a draw, and WSW worse than expected.
CCM did OK but to be honest they look worryingly similar to what we've been seeing for the last five years.
I think they looked good. Da Silva and Oar were great to watch!
But, 3 possibly 4 of their back 4 are not good enough, which is a recipe for disaster
I know you can't read too much into the first game of the season but both these teams look pretty ordinary.
Agreed. Although I would day CCM look better than expected - unlucky not to get a draw, and WSW worse than expected.
CCM did OK but to be honest they look worryingly similar to what we've been seeing for the last five years.
Actually thought CCM looked a lot better than WSW. Mariners had a bit more zip and variety to their game and at least tried to mix things up. I thought WSW looked ponderous and slow, it really just was an odd performance from them in front of a decent crowd and in their brand new stadium. They get the 3 points first up though, so can't have too many complaints. Will be interesting to see in 4-5 weeks how these two sides are tracking. I suspect CCM will be a tougher prospect this time around (although to be fair they couldn't have got much worse!)
I couldn't believe that Babbel played a back 5 with 2 holders at home to the Mariners on Stadium opening day
I don't think he will last
Perth vs Brisbane is the battle of the ugly kits.
Max Crocombe in goal for Brisbane - not sure what happened to Jamie Young.
Yeah, what's with the Perth numbers?!
Perth vs Brisbane is the battle of the ugly kits.
Max Crocombe in goal for Brisbane - not sure what happened to Jamie Young.
Perth vs Brisbane is the battle of the ugly kits.
Max Crocombe in goal for Brisbane - not sure what happened to Jamie Young.
From an All Whites POV, I'm relieved. Personally I don't think Young is that good, and if Crocombe was worse...
Good to see sanity has prevailed and order has been restored to the All Whites Power rankings universe
Probably not the right place to post but... Has anyone else found the highlights this year are really short and crap? I downloaded the My Football app and couldn't watch any game live (even with Vpn, worked against Brisbane Strikers a couple of months back) and the highlights are just so short. They used to be a lot longer last year and gave you a real sense of the game
Brisbane were better than expected.
Brisbane were better than expected.
Last match of weekend multi: Perth to beat Brisbane. Brisbane with a 95th min equaliser. Typical.
Can someone explain how this expected goals is supposed to work?
Can someone explain how this expected goals is supposed to work?
Expected goals - what is it?
Expected goals (xG) is a predictive model used to assess every goal-scoring chance, and the likelihood of scoring.
A xG model computes for each chance the probability to score based on what we know about it (event-based variables). The higher the xG - with 1 being the maximum, as all probabilities range between 0 and 1 - the higher the probability of scoring.
In practice, that means if a chance has 0.2xG, it should be scored 20 per cent of the time. If it has 0.99xG, it should be converted 99 per cent of the time and so on.
A typical xG model takes into account the following event-based variables when assessing the quality of a chance:
Distance to the goal
Angle to the goal
Did the player strike it with his feet or was it a header?
In what passage of play did it happen? (e.g. open play, direct free-kick, corner kick, counter-attack)
Has the player just beaten an opponent?
As an example, a close-range shot from a central position will have a higher xG value than a header from an acute angle, assuming all other factors remain the same.
Expected goals - why is it useful?
The idea behind xG is that it gives an indication of whether results are based on sustainable factors like a steady creation of chances, or whether it is down to aspects such as luck or world-class goalkeeping.
For example, if a player has a higher xG figure than actual goals scored, it will likely be a result of poor finishing or bad luck.
By the same token, if a player is scoring more than his xG, it could be because of individual brilliance.
Put simply, xG can be thought of as effectively evaluating the quality of 'chances'. Whereas the ubiquitous 'shots on goal' count does not differentiate between a long-range strike and a missed open goal from two yards out, xG does.
Taken from this: https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/expe...