[THREAD] Why Pascal Gross is currently creating chances at the fastest rate of his Brighton career:

Minutes per big chance created:
• 2017/18: 2️⃣1️⃣6️⃣
• 2018/19: 1️⃣9️⃣0️⃣
• 2019/20: 1️⃣0️⃣7️⃣

(Statistic @PremLeaguePanel)

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Gross is scoring highly in ever department except assists:

- 0.4xA p90 with just 0.14 actual assists reflects our wastefulness infront of goal
- 3.62 🔑 passes p90
- High xG contributions in possession + build up

(Radar map http://understat.com )

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• xGChain90 is the xG of all the possessions which end in a shot that Gross is involved in per game

• xGBuildup90 is the exact same with the exclusion of shots + key passes (JUST the build-up elements)

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🎥 Visual examples of Gross’ chance creation at Newcastle:

• 2️⃣ outstanding 1️⃣ touch passes that led to shots 👇

https://twitter.com/albionanalytics/status/1176273995634810880?s=21

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🇩🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Gross vs Maddison:

• Gross considerably outperforming Maddison in all aspects bar actual assists

• Gross 2.78xA total, just 1 actual; Albion 12.7xG total, just 9 actual

(Radar map and stats http://understat.com )

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🇩🇪🇦🇷 Gross vs Beundia:

• Buendia top non-big 6️⃣ assister ( @Other14The) - 4️⃣ assists

• xGBuildup90, xGChain90 and 🔑 passes p90 all very similar

• Gross expected to assist more whereas Buendia actually assists more

(Radar map http://understat.com )

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🇩🇪 Gross has played the 3️⃣rd most (25) ‘dangerous passes’ in the entire league this season - only TAA + KDB have more 👉 https://en.as.com/resultados/futbol/inglaterra/2019_2020/ranking/jugadores/asistencias/

🤝 KDB has 8️⃣ assists and TAA 2️⃣ ( @premierleague)

🔑 Albion are yet to score a goal without him on the pitch!

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Players dangerous passes (leading to shot/goal) ranking for the Premier League 2019/2020 - AS.com

Players ranking during the Premier League 2019/2020 season on AS.com

https://en.as.com/resultados/futbol/inglaterra/2019_2020/ranking/jugadores/asistencias/
How ‘Potterball’ enables Gross to play so many ‘dangerous passes’ was covered in an article I wrote earlier this season 👇

https://attackingcentreback.wordpress.com/2019/08/23/how-pascal-gross-puts-the-magic-in-potterball/

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How Pascal Gross puts the magic in Potterball

Written by @AlbionAnalytics Having set the Premier League alight with 15 goal involvements in his first season as a virtual unknown, Pascal Gross quickly became a key figure in the Albion side. Tho…

https://attackingcentreback.wordpress.com/2019/08/23/how-pascal-gross-puts-the-magic-in-potterball/
Another article on Gross, this time by @TifoFootball_ in 2018 👇

https://www.tifofootball.com/features/the-magic-of-pascal-gross/

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The magic of Pascal Gross - Tifo Football

Blair Newman on Pascal Gross, the budget buy helping Brighton to survive this season.

https://www.tifofootball.com/features/the-magic-of-pascal-gross/
🔢 Here’s some underpinning stats as to why the minutes per big chance created is dropping:

🔝 #BHAFC attacking third passer (22/30), chance creator (5) and assister (1) vs Villa - only second in all those metrics to Grealish on the pitch

(Passmaps @StatsZone)

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Here’s some underpinning stats as to why the minutes per big chance created is dropping: #BHAFC attacking third passer (22/30), chance creator (5) and assister (1) vs Villa - only second in all those metrics to Grealish on the pitch(Passmaps @StatsZone) #BHAFC
Here’s some underpinning stats as to why the minutes per big chance created is dropping: #BHAFC attacking third passer (22/30), chance creator (5) and assister (1) vs Villa - only second in all those metrics to Grealish on the pitch(Passmaps @StatsZone) #BHAFC
Gross joint 5th for ‘good crosses’ so far this season whilst 12th for ‘crosses into area’ 👉 https://en.as.com/resultados/futbol/inglaterra/2019_2020/ranking/jugadores/centros_area_buenos/

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Players good crosses ranking for the Premier League 2019/2020 - AS.com

Players ranking during the Premier League 2019/2020 season on AS.com

https://en.as.com/resultados/futbol/inglaterra/2019_2020/ranking/jugadores/centros_area_buenos/
In the last 3️⃣ games he‘a been the 🔝 crosser on the pitch EVERY game:

• 9️⃣ successful crosses in those matches; 5️⃣ chances created; 1️⃣ direct assist

• His cross vs Spurs for Maupay’s goal is statistically classed as ‘innacurate’

(Crossmaps @StatsZone)

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In the last games he‘a been the crosser on the pitch EVERY game:• successful crosses in those matches; chances created; direct assist• His cross vs Spurs for Maupay’s goal is statistically classed as ‘innacurate’(Crossmaps @StatsZone) #BHAFC
In the last games he‘a been the crosser on the pitch EVERY game:• successful crosses in those matches; chances created; direct assist• His cross vs Spurs for Maupay’s goal is statistically classed as ‘innacurate’(Crossmaps @StatsZone) #BHAFC
In the last games he‘a been the crosser on the pitch EVERY game:• successful crosses in those matches; chances created; direct assist• His cross vs Spurs for Maupay’s goal is statistically classed as ‘innacurate’(Crossmaps @StatsZone) #BHAFC
Gross’ threat from crosses reflected in our total non-shot xG per game from open play crosses 👇

(Graphic @MarkTaylor0)

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Gross leads the pack for non-big 6️⃣ players in regards to chance creation 👇

https://twitter.com/other14the/status/1186617876050055169?s=21

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And he’s amongst the front runners for big chances created, even with big 6 teams included 👇

Some good company for the 🇩🇪

https://twitter.com/andynaylorbhafc/status/1188002647309275138?s=21

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