Euro 96 Top 5 Attackers Analysis
Within this article we identify the top 5 highest ranking individual attackers at Euro 96, breaking down why they were so important to their team’s overall attack play. Top 5 Statistical Attackers When building an analysis of the best overall attackers at Euro 96 there were of course a wide variety of factors we could […]
Euro 96 Chance Creation Analysis
Within this article we are going to break down the chance creation statistics of the tournament at large and assess the value of each sides approach play. Given this is a tournament format which progresses into knockout rounds we are going to weight our metrics in Per 90, which naturally levels out the statistics to […]
Euro 96 Tournament Attack Analysis
Throughout this article we are going to break down the attacking attributes of each side, assessing who excelled and which teams under performed. Given this is a tournament format which progresses into knockout rounds we are going to weight our metrics in Per 90, which naturally levels out the statistics to factor in each teams […]
Euro 96 Round 3 Attack Analysis
The end of Round 3 of matches brings a close to the Group Section phase, and with it the departure of half of the competing teams at the tournament. Some would do their best to meander through Round 3 with as little effort as possible, while others would go down in a blaze of glory. […]
Euro 96 Round 2 Attack Analysis
Now that Round 2 of matches has drawn to a close, let’s take a closer look at each team’s attacking performance and see whether there have been any upgrades since our last breakdown. Lowest Attackers Last weeks lowest scoring attackers Turkey move themselves into mid table this round, after a departure from their 4-5-1 to […]
Euro 96 Round 1 Attack Analysis
The opening round of matches have taken place at Euro 96, and now that we have compiled our data set we can take a closer look at how each team performed statistically. Attack Value Within this graph we have compiled each teams total number of attacks on goal and placed them alongside their expected goals […]
EURO 96 Qualifying – Top 5 Goal Scorers
As part of our Euro 96 analysis we turn our attention to the qualification campaign that lead up to the tournament. Today we examine some of the top strikers of the era, focusing specifically on the top 5 scorers from qualifying. Number 5: Gianfranco Zola, Italy, 7 Goals At the time of the tournament Zola […]
Euro 96 Qualifying Campaign
The draw for the Euro 96 Qualification campaign was made on the 22nd of January 1994 in Manchester and was an altogether more low key affair than is presented today. With England naturally exempt from qualification due to hosting, Denmark were seeded first as title holders with the remaining 46 teams were divided into six […]
Euro 96 Squad Analysis
On May the 22nd 1996 the Champions League Final between Ajax and Juventus, at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, would bring an end to the European Club football calendar for the 95/96 season. This allowed all 16 managers of the participating nations the opportunity to assess their available players, take part in pre-tournament training camps […]