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Strikers

Strikers - Goals & Shots On Target

Last but not least we move on to our 2 strikers. We will play one striker just in the hole behind the main striker. So we will be picking the top two in terms of points for our Ultimate Team. Of course all strikers are judged on goals. So instead of filtering out players who have only made 700 passes or more we are only going to consider all strikers who have scored 6 goals or more this season. This narrows our search down to 25 players. We will mostly concentrate on scoring statistics and how efficient our players are at scoring. As a side note: where two players finish equal in a given stat I have awarded the higher points to the striker with most shots on target.

Of course first up is the amount of goals a player has scored. It’s quite obvious that Van Persie has been the leading striker this year with an incredible 26 goals. There is not much more you can say about his performances this season. Wayne Rooney has also had a good season in terms of goals, with Demba Ba slightly surprising coming in equal third on the table. When it comes to shots on target: obviously the more shots a player has on target then the bigger danger he is, again Van Persie comes out top in this department. With Rooney, Aguero and Demba Ba again figuring high.

Striker Efficiency

But how efficient are our goalscorers and how often do they pose a danger to opposition defences. Well again Van Persie is way out in front in the efficiency stakes – he scores a goal every 29.38 passes, a full 15 passes more often than Yakubu who is next in the table. Rooney does not figure having scored a goal every 59.95 passes this season. Perhaps not too surprising considering he has been used in a withdrawn role in a number of games. However, he does come out tops with a shot on target every 37.75 minutes. More often than any of his fellow strikers. Van Persie again scores points with a shot on target every 41.25 minutes. One thing to notice is that there is barely 5 mintues difference between the top 5 players in the minutes per shot on target category.

Striker Accuracy

Lastly what are the shot conversion and shooting accuracy rates of our strikers. Remember, when equal,

Strikers - Final Table

I have awarded the higher points to the player with more shots on target this season. Both Bent and Klasnic have an incredible high shooting accuracy, both being on target with 67% of all shots they take. But what about the number of those shots that get converted to goals?

Well both Yakubu and Klasnic come out equal, both scoring a goal from 33% of all their shots. A very decent striker rate when you consider a third of their shots are converted to goals.

Let’s take a look at our final table so we can finally be able to complete our Ultimate Team. I don’t think many people will be surprised to see that Van Persie and Rooney both top the table. When all is said and done they probably have had a better season so far then their fellow goal scorers. Honourable mentions must go to Demba Ba and Klasnic for being so high up on the table.

So here is our final Premier League Ultimate Team ladies and gentlemen. Maybe a few surprises in there and also a few players that you probably would have guessed would make it at the start of this journey. However, as the old cliché goes: football is a matter of opinions, and every supporter has one. Here’s to 3 points or a Cup win to whatever team you may support.

Agree or disagree? Please do drop a comment below and let me know! 

Final Ultimate Team

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