MHSC among the least effective teams in Europe offensively according to study

The MHSC attack is among the most ineffective according to a study by the football observatory. Midi Libre – JEAN MICHEL MART

The CIES football observatory (international center for sports studies) analyzed the effectiveness of nearly 1,000 football teams. And according to its study, published this Wednesday March 13, the Pailladin club is in the back pack. 

It's not really a surprise but it's confirmed. The Montpellier HSC attack is one of the least effective in Europe. This is the observation made by the football observatory in its weekly letter, published this Wednesday.

The International Center for the Study of Sports (CIES) studied and ranked teams from 54 leagues around the world based on their shooting efficiency. A study based on different statistics: the number of expected goals according to the dangerousness of the chances created (without penalties either), shots on target, as well as shots in total.

With 0.69 goals more than expected per match, without penalties, the Greeks of PAOK FC present the most positive difference in the ;absolute. Which refers to judicious shooting decisions, as well as particularly effective executions. Sporting CP and AS Roma complete the podium. The Italians are ahead of Inter and Arsenal at the big 5 level (the English, German, Italian, French and Spanish championships), while Paris St-Germain ;nbsp;(Ligue 1) and Auxerre (Ligue 2) display the best statistics in France.

In flop 5

To find any trace of the MHSC, you have to look at the very bottom of this ranking, with 0.47 fewer goals per match than expected. OGC Nice (-0.56) brings up the rear for the big 5, just ahead of Olympique Lyonnais (-0.49) and therefore Montpellier for a flop five largely dominated by L1. 

With only 0.96 goals scored for 1.43 expected goals, the pailladine attack is largely in deficit, especially since the MHSC only has one shot in three (4.96 shots on target on average out of 12.44 shots attempted). 

More broadly, 26 of the 38 clubs in Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 have negative gaps, which reflects a certain inefficiency at the level of finishing, which may partly be the result of poor performance. explained by guards more skilled than average.