As I have vowed to look at leagues beyond the first tier leagues, I was very interested in the attacking threat of players in the Scottish Championship. In this short data analysis I will look at some of the top finishers and creating of attacking threat, using data by Wyscout.
I have chosen for the following metrics: shots per 90 and xG per 90. I have chosen those to measure how many shots have passed per 90 to see how many times the players comes in the position to shoot. I also had a look at the expected goals per 90, as I can see the average quality of the shots produced per 90 minutes.
If you look at the graph you can conclude a few things. Armstrong from Raith Rovers has the highest amounts of shots per 90 minutes, as he comes close to 14 shots per game – which is a very high amount considering the best attacking players. If we look at the actual goal threat created by looking at the expected goals per 90, we can see that Dow (Dunfermline Athletic), McKenna (Arbroath), East (Queen of the South) and McManus (Dunfermline Athletic) are doing really well, but that Hendry (Raith Rovers) absolutely creates the most xG per 90 minutes.
In the graph below you can see the complete stats for Regan Rendry from Raith Rovers who has previously played for the Celtic Academy. While his xG is based on one game in the Championship, he is an interesting player to look into. The information in the graph below is from his 2019/2020 season with Raith Rovers in the Scottish League One.
