Statistical preview: Woking v Iron

Scunthorpe head into this fixture on a mixed run of form but currently sit sixth in the National League and in the play-off positions. Woking currently sit in ninth place and come into this game in great from, winning four of their last five fixtures.

Andy’s Bet Club’s football analyst will break down Woking’s recent clash with Carlisle to see what the statistics indicate about how they might set up against Scunthorpe.

Carlisle United vs Woking

Despite the 3-1 victory for Woking, Carlisle were the dominant team throughout the match and had more possession, shots, positional attacks and penalty box entries.

However, the stats show that Woking were a lot more clinical in front of goal. The visitors created an expected goals (xG) of 1.11 and had a Post-shot xG (PsxG) of 2.05, which highlights the high quality of their finishing. Where Carlisle were not as effective in front of goal with a PsxG of 0.53 from an xG of 0.88.

Both sides approached the game differently when in possession. Carlisle focused on shorter, more accurate passing with a long pass percentage of 10%, whilst Woking were a lot more direct with a long pass percentage of 20%.

Final Thoughts

It’s hard to predict who will dominate the ball in this upcoming game, with the season-long statistics showing that the sides match up evenly when it comes to possession, with Scunthorpe averaging 47.2% and Woking 48.5%.

Woking were quite direct in their last match against Carlisle, and they may take this approach again as Scunthorpe have one of the lower success rates in the league when it comes to aerial duels (43.4%).

PPDA (Passes per Defensive Action) indicates the intensity of a team’s press, and Scunthorpe have averaged a PPDA of 7.24 in their last three games, which is significantly better than the league average. They will probably continue with this high-intensity pressing approach when out of possession in this upcoming fixture.

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