Tag
Shooting
Shooting
3 definitions
How good the shooting opportunities a team creates are, usually measured by average xG per shot. A team taking loads of shots from bad positions has low chance quality. A team taking fewer shots but from good positions has high chance quality. Guardiola teams typically have excellent chance quality because they work the ball into good areas rather than shooting from distance.
Liverpool's front three in their peak years had excellent chance quality. They weren't just shooting a lot - they were getting into positions where the xG per shot was consistently high, meaning the chances were actually good ones.
Robbie
Feb 10, 2026
A visual showing where shots were taken from, usually with size or color indicating xG. You can see at a glance whether a team is shooting from good or bad positions. Shot maps reveal patterns - a striker who only shoots from inside the six-yard box, or a midfielder who tries their luck from everywhere. Post-match analysis uses them constantly to show what chances were created.
Harry Kane's shot maps show why his goal-scoring is so efficient - the vast majority of his attempts come from high-xG areas inside the box, while lesser strikers have shot maps scattered all over the pitch with long-range efforts.
Robbie
Feb 5, 2026
The foot that stays planted while you kick with the other. Where you place your standing foot affects the direction and power of your shot or pass. Too far from the ball and you lean back, skying it. Too close and you can't get a clean swing. Coaches drill standing foot placement into youth players because it's the foundation of good technique.
When pundits say a striker "got his body over the ball," they usually mean his standing foot was positioned correctly - planted close to the ball so he could lean forward and keep the shot down rather than blazing it over.
Robbie
Feb 5, 2026