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da mrbet： What is missing from Leeds United this season?
It’s really tough to put your finger on it. The Whites are in a great place in the league, yet fans still have a number of complaints about the football that is being played at Elland Road.
The Yorkshire club are currently only one point worse off than they were at this point last term, and a comparison between this year and last year shows that they’re missing one man more than many would have anticipated.
Comparison
LUFC Data on Twitter has once again provided some fantastic statistical analysis of the club, and he compared how the team are getting on from this season compared to last.
As you can see, Leeds have a similar number of points as they did this time last year, but there are some very concerning stats within this tweet.
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The one thing that should set alarm bells ringing in the heads of many United fans is their attacking stats.
Despite creating more chances than they did this time last year, the Whites have scored eight fewer goals, even though their xG is 9.4 higher.
What does this tell us? Leeds have somehow got worse at finishing despite being the worst finishers in the league last term, and that may be down to the absence of one man.
Missing Roofe
Leeds won’t like to hear it, but these stats heavily point towards the fact that they’re missing Kemar Roofe – someone Director of Football Victor Orta helped to shift on in August.
Roofe was their top scorer last term, and his departure has unsurprisingly seen the goals dry up due to the fact that he’s simply a better finisher than Bamford.
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The Anderlecht man scored 15 goals from 101 shots last term, while the former Boro striker has netted four goals from 45 attempts this campaign.
This means that their finishing rates stand at 14.85 per cent and 8.88% respectively.
While that doesn’t seem like a huge discrepancy it would equate to a difference of around eight goals if Bamford continues producing his current rate of 3.2 shots per game until the end of the season.
Of course, there are other factors at play than just Roofe’s absence, but losing their top scorer from last season certainly hasn’t helped Leeds’ efforts in front of goal.
Clearly the decision to sell him has been a mistake.