The data analysis series where we look at the most interesting players that play in the Bundesliga is coming to a close. In this final analysis, the task will be to use data and statistics to find some of the best and most undervalued strikers in Germany’s top division.
Hopefully, we will find players who are showing good potential to succeed in the future given the Bundesliga clubs’ willingness to promote and develop youth players. This data analysis includes strikers who have played a minimum of 1000 minutes in the league this season. In the end, this analysis will produce a list of some of the most interesting strikers in the league who have the potential to make a step forward in their career and perhaps don’t get enough recognition.
Shots and touches in the box
The first section of this data analysis consists of the player’s ability to create many shots as well as have many touches in the box. Strikers need to be able to find space in the box via good movement or positioning to get better quality chances in front of goal.
Shots per game are a good indicator of future success for a striker in terms of scoring goals as the more shots you take usually results in more goals and it speaks to a striker’s ability to create or be at the end of chances. The same goes for touches in the box as it can give us an idea of a striker’s instincts in the area.
One of the outstanding candidate in this category is Bayern Munich’s Robert Lewandowski who boasts a great combination of the number of shots and touches in the box per game. The striker has 4.11 shots per game, the most out of the strikers, and 6.42 touches in the box per game.
Chelsea-bound striker Timo Werner is the other player who boasts an incredible combination of shots and touches per game. He leads the league in touches in the box per game with 6.66 and has a great tally of 3.56 shots per game. Having over four shots per game is usually the benchmark for elite strikers so the RB Leipzig striker is slightly shy of that mark.
