http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14514657.stm Ok I know this has nothing to do with leicester, but I thought i'd post it anyway as I was shocked by the stats. Not even barca have this amount of possession in games. Can this be true, or a f*** up by the bbc?
I got back on about 65 minutes, and from then til the final whistle Peterborough were camped in Ipswich's half. So I guess it's possible but it sounds ridiculous. I've always wondered how they actually work possession out though...
I've always wondered how they actually work possession out though... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- My step-daughter's boyfriend does the data analysis for Shrewsbury Town, along with some youth team coaching. I will ask him!
According to the Sunday Mirror, it was closer to 65%-35%. I really don't see how a team could have 90% of possession over an entire game, unless the BBC's start was mistakenly referring to one half.
I believe there are two main sources of possession stats - Opta and the Press Association. The old way of doing the possession stats is with something akin to a chess clock. Dual stopwatches that are switched over when a button is pressed. Opta's website says they have stopped doing this because it is prone to inaccuracy if the inputter loses concentration. They now time-log passes, shots, throw-ins, etc. and use a computer calculation to work out a possession stat, plus corners, shots on/shots off. All from a single set of inputs. So we can expect at least two different stats. I believe the BBC use the Press Association but I couldn't find any information on how the PA currently do their possession stats.
Very strange, I checked the BBC site just after the final whistle and I swear it said 70/30 which at the time I thought was an amazing stat
