So since SAF, we've never hit 70 goals in the league which for me (and I'm sure most of you) is just another example of how far below standard we've performed in these 7 seasons.
This season, we're at Played: 16 and Scored: 33 - so around 2 per game which suggests 70 goals is a real possibility but can we sustain it? Our poor home stats (P: 9 GF: 12 incl. six in one game) are negated by our astonishing away stats (P: 7 GF: 21 - three in each game bar Leicester where we could/should have scored 4+). What's more likely to happen in terms of goals scored only (not necessarily points picked up)?:
1) home/away balances out (whether they reverse like you would expect normally or stay like this)
2) Home form picks up, away remains same - heck of a season incoming !
3) Away form drops, home remains same - would be massively disappointing
This is also our second highest return after 16 games, bettered only by 17/18 when we had 36 goals by now (we scored 68 by the end so that's an absolutely crap return of 32 goals in the next 22 games). And during no other season did we have a goal per game ratio (~1.84 gpg = 29 or 30 goals after 16 games) that translated into 70 goals by season end, so we're clearly doing very well.
Just to post some stats regarding our goal scoring in these 7 seasons compared to our Big Six rivals:
Our goal scoring rank each season (under a variety of managers) is nothing short of disgraceful and every team has scored 70+ at least twice bar us as well.
We're all excited about the rest of the season (already a good sign) and regardless of whether we mount an actual title challenge or not, are we finally going to hit 70 league goals? Also, can we finally be at least the third highest scorers among our rivals (Man City and Liverpool are always going to be hard to match as seen by their recent records and also in the table above)?
Bruno - please stay fit !
PS. There was a thread before the season started that targeted 80 goals but I wanted to compare us to earlier seasons, our rivals and actual progress (merge please if you feel it's not too dissimilar). Also I think that's unrealistic unless you're challenging for the title. 80 League Goals | RedCafe.net
This season, we're at Played: 16 and Scored: 33 - so around 2 per game which suggests 70 goals is a real possibility but can we sustain it? Our poor home stats (P: 9 GF: 12 incl. six in one game) are negated by our astonishing away stats (P: 7 GF: 21 - three in each game bar Leicester where we could/should have scored 4+). What's more likely to happen in terms of goals scored only (not necessarily points picked up)?:
1) home/away balances out (whether they reverse like you would expect normally or stay like this)
2) Home form picks up, away remains same - heck of a season incoming !
3) Away form drops, home remains same - would be massively disappointing
This is also our second highest return after 16 games, bettered only by 17/18 when we had 36 goals by now (we scored 68 by the end so that's an absolutely crap return of 32 goals in the next 22 games). And during no other season did we have a goal per game ratio (~1.84 gpg = 29 or 30 goals after 16 games) that translated into 70 goals by season end, so we're clearly doing very well.
Just to post some stats regarding our goal scoring in these 7 seasons compared to our Big Six rivals:
| Goals Scored | Rank among Big Six | Teams with 70+ goals | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/2014 | 64 | 5/6 | Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea | ||||||||
| 2014/2015 | 62 | 4/6 | Man City, Chelsea, Arsenal | ||||||||
| 2015/2016 | 49 | 6/6 | Man City | ||||||||
| 2016/2017 | 54 | 6/6 | Man City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham | ||||||||
| 2017/2018 | 68 | 5/6 | Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham | ||||||||
| 2018/2019 | 65 | 5/6 | Man City, Liverpool, Arsenal | ||||||||
| 2019/2020 | 66 | 4/6 | Man City, Liverpool |
Our goal scoring rank each season (under a variety of managers) is nothing short of disgraceful and every team has scored 70+ at least twice bar us as well.
We're all excited about the rest of the season (already a good sign) and regardless of whether we mount an actual title challenge or not, are we finally going to hit 70 league goals? Also, can we finally be at least the third highest scorers among our rivals (Man City and Liverpool are always going to be hard to match as seen by their recent records and also in the table above)?
Bruno - please stay fit !
PS. There was a thread before the season started that targeted 80 goals but I wanted to compare us to earlier seasons, our rivals and actual progress (merge please if you feel it's not too dissimilar). Also I think that's unrealistic unless you're challenging for the title. 80 League Goals | RedCafe.net