Raphaël Guerreiro is a well known name in European football, the Portuguese completed a move from FC Lorient to Borussia Dortmund in 2016 and since then has showed both consistency and improvement.
Guerreiro has played a big part in Dortmund’s strategy and success, performing at the highest level in different roles.
The left full-back/wing-back is involved in a lot of different moments of the game and that often makes for an interesting statistical profile.
In this Raphaël Guerreiro data analysis we will use statistics to analyse the Portugueses output, as well as compare him to other players from his main position in the European top divisions.
The Data should allow us to see the difference between his statistical profile and the other players, reflecting Guerreiro’s versatility and ability to fulfil different roles.
Data Analysis Methodology
For this analysis our data pool will be all full-backs and wing-backs from the top 5 European leagues since those are Raphaël Guerreiro’s main positions.
Data was filtered to show players with at least 600 minutes played this season in order to make the analysis a more realistic one, leaving us with a data pool of 351 players.
Comparing Raphaël Guerreiro with the mentioned pool of players will allow us to build his statistical profile as well as to see the impact his versatility has on his statistical output.
We will analyse key metrics for the mentioned positions that reflect the modern role of a full-back and wing-back, covering defending, ball progression, passing, chance creation and goal contribution.
Raphaël Guerreiro Player Profile
Raphaël Guerreiro is a 26 year-old Portuguese left-back that also plays as a wing-back or midfielder on the left side.
Like it was already mentioned, he is a very versatile player that can play in different positions but also interpret and perform in different roles within the same position.
In the 2019/2020 season Guerreiro mostly played as a left wing-back in Dortmund’s 3-4-3 system, although early in the season he played as a full back due to Lucien Favre’s tactics.
In the image below we can see Raphael Guerreiro’s heat map for this season, highlighting the areas of the pitch where the Portuguese has the most actions therefore showing us the spaces where he mostly operates.
Raphaël Guerreiro Heat Map
The concentration of actions on the left side of the pitch shown by the heat map above is nothing surprising as it perfectly corresponds to Guerreiro’s main positions.
The spread of the heat between the two halves of the pitch also reflects both Raphaël’s positions and roles showing how the 26-year-old is capable of taking responsibility for the left side of the pitch.
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