When the referee fills his lungs with air and blows firmly for kick-off, statistics from previous matches mean nothing. Like on a chessboard, there are so many variations and factors that affect who is left as the winner. What the stats can show us are the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams leading up to kick-off. UEFA has set up a comparison of Bodø/Glimt and Tottenham, we like the starting point before the first Europa League semi-final in London.
Tottenham have an average of 1.84 goals per game, Bodø/Glimt stand with 1.93. That tells of two even attacking teams, with the advantage of Glimt. When it comes to going backwards, the London club have shown they can close better in defence and at the last defence. The Premier League club has conceded an average of one goal per game, while the Glimt goalkeeper has had to retrieve an average of 1.43 balls from the net.
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However, when looking at the number of saves, the Glimt goalkeeper has an average of 4.22 per game, while the Tottenham goalkeeper is behind 3.34 saves per game.
Okay, overall not much difference between Tottenham and Bodø/Glimt – until UEFA presents the number of kilometers the two teams put into the match arena during a match.
Here comes the difference between work capacity and willingness to sacrifice in the match arena.
First to Tottenham, check the number in the bottom right:
So to Kjetil Knutsen’s yellow football horde, check the number in the bottom right:
Ange Postecoglou’s football multi-millionaires will get a run for 90 minutes+, no doubt about it. Here you have UEFA’s presentation of the matches.
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