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Estudiantes Mérida 1 - 0 Zulia

29.04.2021 - 16:00

Stadium: Estadio Olímpico Metropolitano de Mérida

Finished

Corners

# Team MP Over 7.5 Over 8.5 Over 9.5 Over 10.5 Over 11.5 Over 12.5 Over 13.5 Average
1
Atlético Venezuela Team Logo

Atlético Venezuela

24 88% 67% 63% 50% 50% 33% 25% 11.61
2
Deportivo La Guaira Team Logo

Deportivo La Guaira

34 76% 65% 59% 44% 38% 24% 12% 10.32
3
Aragua Team Logo

Aragua

32 63% 63% 50% 47% 38% 28% 25% 10.1
4
Academia Puerto Cabello Team Logo

Academia Puerto Cabello

32 72% 63% 44% 38% 31% 25% 13% 9.84
5
Trujillanos Team Logo

Trujillanos

24 67% 63% 58% 25% 17% 13% 13% 9.72
6
Deportivo Lara Team Logo

Deportivo Lara

34 68% 59% 50% 41% 24% 15% 6% 9.59
7
LALA Team Logo

LALA

24 75% 63% 38% 25% 17% 13% 8% 9.57
8
Deportivo Táchira Team Logo

Deportivo Táchira

35 66% 54% 49% 37% 23% 11% 9% 9.36
9
Zamora Team Logo

Zamora

24 63% 50% 38% 29% 21% 13% 8% 9.18
10
Yaracuyanos Team Logo

Yaracuyanos

24 54% 46% 38% 29% 21% 21% 17% 9.09
11
Mineros de Guayana Team Logo

Mineros de Guayana

24 54% 46% 33% 25% 13% 8% 8% 9.05
12
Estudiantes Mérida Team Logo

Estudiantes Mérida

34 71% 53% 35% 24% 18% 18% 6% 9
13
Monagas Team Logo

Monagas

34 59% 44% 35% 29% 24% 18% 9% 8.97
14
Carabobo Team Logo

Carabobo

24 54% 46% 42% 33% 21% 17% 8% 8.79
15
Hermanos Colmenares Team Logo

Hermanos Colmenares

32 56% 41% 34% 22% 16% 13% 9% 8.75
16
Caracas Team Logo

Caracas

35 60% 43% 29% 20% 14% 11% 6% 8.64
17
Gran Valencia Team Logo

Gran Valencia

24 46% 42% 33% 29% 25% 21% 8% 8.61
18
Portuguesa Team Logo

Portuguesa

32 53% 47% 28% 9% 9% 6% 3% 8.29
19
Metropolitanos Team Logo

Metropolitanos

32 53% 38% 22% 16% 16% 0% 0% 7.97
20
UCV Team Logo

UCV

24 46% 33% 29% 17% 13% 4% 4% 7.81
21
Zulia Team Logo

Zulia

24 21% 8% 8% 8% 0% 0% 0% 6.71
# Team MP Over 7.5 Over 8.5 Over 9.5 Over 10.5 Over 11.5 Over 12.5 Over 13.5 Average
1
Atlético Venezuela Team Logo

Atlético Venezuela

12 92% 67% 58% 42% 42% 8% 8% 10.73
2
Deportivo La Guaira Team Logo

Deportivo La Guaira

17 76% 65% 59% 41% 35% 18% 6% 9.83
3
Aragua Team Logo

Aragua

16 75% 75% 56% 50% 38% 31% 25% 10.76
4
Academia Puerto Cabello Team Logo

Academia Puerto Cabello

16 81% 69% 44% 44% 44% 31% 19% 10.26
5
Trujillanos Team Logo

Trujillanos

12 67% 58% 50% 25% 17% 8% 8% 9.4
6
Deportivo Lara Team Logo

Deportivo Lara

17 65% 65% 59% 47% 24% 12% 0% 9.5
7
LALA Team Logo

LALA

12 67% 58% 25% 25% 25% 25% 17% 9.8
8
Deportivo Táchira Team Logo

Deportivo Táchira

18 61% 39% 33% 22% 6% 6% 6% 8.64
9
Zamora Team Logo

Zamora

12 67% 67% 50% 33% 33% 25% 17% 10.1
10
Yaracuyanos Team Logo

Yaracuyanos

12 67% 58% 50% 42% 25% 25% 25% 10.27
11
Mineros de Guayana Team Logo

Mineros de Guayana

12 58% 50% 50% 33% 8% 8% 8% 9.64
12
Estudiantes Mérida Team Logo

Estudiantes Mérida

17 76% 53% 41% 29% 18% 18% 6% 9.19
13
Monagas Team Logo

Monagas

17 53% 41% 29% 24% 18% 18% 12% 9
14
Carabobo Team Logo

Carabobo

12 50% 33% 25% 25% 25% 25% 17% 8.83
15
Hermanos Colmenares Team Logo

Hermanos Colmenares

16 63% 44% 38% 25% 13% 6% 6% 8.81
16
Caracas Team Logo

Caracas

17 59% 41% 29% 24% 24% 18% 6% 8.94
17
Gran Valencia Team Logo

Gran Valencia

12 25% 25% 25% 17% 17% 17% 8% 7.27
18
Portuguesa Team Logo

Portuguesa

16 44% 44% 25% 13% 13% 6% 0% 7.8
19
Metropolitanos Team Logo

Metropolitanos

16 63% 44% 31% 19% 19% 0% 0% 8.53
20
UCV Team Logo

UCV

12 33% 25% 25% 8% 8% 8% 8% 6.82
21
Zulia Team Logo

Zulia

12 17% 8% 8% 8% 0% 0% 0% 6.76
# Team MP Over 7.5 Over 8.5 Over 9.5 Over 10.5 Over 11.5 Over 12.5 Over 13.5 Average
1
Atlético Venezuela Team Logo

Atlético Venezuela

12 83% 67% 67% 58% 58% 58% 42% 12.42
2
Deportivo La Guaira Team Logo

Deportivo La Guaira

17 76% 65% 59% 47% 41% 29% 18% 10.86
3
Aragua Team Logo

Aragua

16 50% 50% 44% 44% 38% 25% 25% 9.44
4
Academia Puerto Cabello Team Logo

Academia Puerto Cabello

16 63% 56% 44% 31% 19% 19% 6% 9.4
5
Trujillanos Team Logo

Trujillanos

12 67% 67% 67% 25% 17% 17% 17% 10
6
Deportivo Lara Team Logo

Deportivo Lara

17 71% 53% 41% 35% 24% 18% 12% 9.69
7
LALA Team Logo

LALA

12 83% 67% 50% 25% 8% 0% 0% 9.36
8
Deportivo Táchira Team Logo

Deportivo Táchira

17 71% 71% 65% 53% 41% 18% 12% 10.06
9
Zamora Team Logo

Zamora

12 58% 33% 25% 25% 8% 0% 0% 8.27
10
Yaracuyanos Team Logo

Yaracuyanos

12 42% 33% 25% 17% 17% 17% 8% 8
11
Mineros de Guayana Team Logo

Mineros de Guayana

12 50% 42% 17% 17% 17% 8% 8% 8.4
12
Estudiantes Mérida Team Logo

Estudiantes Mérida

17 65% 53% 29% 18% 18% 18% 6% 8.82
13
Monagas Team Logo

Monagas

17 65% 47% 41% 35% 29% 18% 6% 8.94
14
Carabobo Team Logo

Carabobo

12 58% 58% 58% 42% 17% 8% 0% 8.75
15
Hermanos Colmenares Team Logo

Hermanos Colmenares

16 50% 38% 31% 19% 19% 19% 13% 8.67
16
Caracas Team Logo

Caracas

18 61% 44% 28% 17% 6% 6% 6% 8.39
17
Gran Valencia Team Logo

Gran Valencia

12 67% 58% 42% 42% 33% 25% 8% 9.84
18
Portuguesa Team Logo

Portuguesa

16 63% 50% 31% 6% 6% 6% 6% 8.75
19
Metropolitanos Team Logo

Metropolitanos

16 44% 31% 13% 13% 13% 0% 0% 7.36
20
UCV Team Logo

UCV

12 58% 42% 33% 25% 17% 0% 0% 8.9
21
Zulia Team Logo

Zulia

12 25% 8% 8% 8% 0% 0% 0% 6.66
# Team MP Over 2.5 Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5 Over 6.5 Over 7.5 Over 8.5 Average
1
Trujillanos Team Logo

Trujillanos

24 42% 29% 17% 13% 4% 0% 0% 2.86
2
Metropolitanos Team Logo

Metropolitanos

32 72% 66% 44% 28% 19% 9% 9% 4.66
3
Monagas Team Logo

Monagas

34 74% 50% 44% 32% 29% 24% 15% 4.73
4
Caracas Team Logo

Caracas

35 86% 54% 31% 26% 14% 9% 6% 4.35
5
Deportivo La Guaira Team Logo

Deportivo La Guaira

34 85% 74% 62% 53% 32% 18% 6% 5.63
6
Deportivo Táchira Team Logo

Deportivo Táchira

35 71% 60% 49% 31% 26% 20% 14% 4.71
7
Carabobo Team Logo

Carabobo

24 75% 58% 46% 38% 25% 21% 17% 4.83
8
Mineros de Guayana Team Logo

Mineros de Guayana

24 58% 50% 38% 33% 17% 8% 4% 4.05
9
Estudiantes Mérida Team Logo

Estudiantes Mérida

34 53% 35% 26% 24% 18% 15% 12% 3.91
10
Aragua Team Logo

Aragua

32 78% 59% 41% 31% 28% 22% 9% 4.66
11
Zulia Team Logo

Zulia

24 58% 38% 25% 25% 4% 0% 0% 4
12
Atlético Venezuela Team Logo

Atlético Venezuela

24 88% 75% 67% 42% 38% 25% 25% 6.09
13
Portuguesa Team Logo

Portuguesa

32 81% 66% 41% 25% 16% 6% 6% 4.42
14
Deportivo Lara Team Logo

Deportivo Lara

34 76% 59% 44% 35% 32% 24% 6% 5.03
15
Zamora Team Logo

Zamora

24 71% 58% 50% 42% 33% 29% 17% 5.23
16
Gran Valencia Team Logo

Gran Valencia

24 75% 29% 25% 21% 13% 0% 0% 3.65
17
Yaracuyanos Team Logo

Yaracuyanos

24 67% 46% 33% 29% 8% 4% 4% 4.13
18
LALA Team Logo

LALA

24 75% 58% 54% 38% 17% 8% 4% 4.86
19
Academia Puerto Cabello Team Logo

Academia Puerto Cabello

32 84% 66% 56% 44% 31% 25% 22% 5.71
20
UCV Team Logo

UCV

24 46% 33% 17% 17% 13% 4% 0% 3.14
21
Hermanos Colmenares Team Logo

Hermanos Colmenares

32 56% 47% 38% 28% 16% 9% 6% 4.21
# Team MP Over 2.5 Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5 Over 6.5 Over 7.5 Over 8.5 Average
1
Trujillanos Team Logo

Trujillanos

12 67% 42% 17% 8% 0% 0% 0% 3.6
2
Metropolitanos Team Logo

Metropolitanos

16 81% 75% 63% 38% 25% 13% 13% 5.33
3
Monagas Team Logo

Monagas

17 82% 65% 53% 41% 35% 29% 18% 5.44
4
Caracas Team Logo

Caracas

17 88% 71% 41% 29% 12% 12% 6% 4.69
5
Deportivo La Guaira Team Logo

Deportivo La Guaira

17 82% 65% 53% 41% 24% 18% 12% 5.18
6
Deportivo Táchira Team Logo

Deportivo Táchira

18 67% 56% 50% 39% 28% 22% 17% 4.88
7
Carabobo Team Logo

Carabobo

12 67% 50% 42% 25% 8% 8% 8% 4
8
Mineros de Guayana Team Logo

Mineros de Guayana

12 75% 67% 50% 42% 25% 17% 8% 4.91
9
Estudiantes Mérida Team Logo

Estudiantes Mérida

17 59% 35% 29% 29% 24% 24% 18% 4.38
10
Aragua Team Logo

Aragua

16 69% 63% 44% 38% 38% 31% 13% 4.88
11
Zulia Team Logo

Zulia

12 58% 42% 42% 42% 8% 0% 0% 4.88
12
Atlético Venezuela Team Logo

Atlético Venezuela

12 83% 75% 58% 25% 25% 25% 25% 5.64
13
Portuguesa Team Logo

Portuguesa

16 75% 69% 44% 25% 19% 6% 6% 4.6
14
Deportivo Lara Team Logo

Deportivo Lara

17 88% 59% 47% 35% 35% 24% 0% 5.06
15
Zamora Team Logo

Zamora

12 75% 75% 67% 67% 58% 50% 25% 6.55
16
Gran Valencia Team Logo

Gran Valencia

12 58% 17% 17% 8% 8% 0% 0% 3.09
17
Yaracuyanos Team Logo

Yaracuyanos

12 67% 33% 25% 25% 17% 8% 8% 4.36
18
LALA Team Logo

LALA

12 67% 58% 58% 50% 25% 17% 8% 5.4
19
Academia Puerto Cabello Team Logo

Academia Puerto Cabello

16 88% 63% 63% 50% 31% 25% 25% 6.13
20
UCV Team Logo

UCV

12 50% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2.55
21
Hermanos Colmenares Team Logo

Hermanos Colmenares

16 69% 56% 44% 31% 19% 13% 13% 4.56
# Team MP Over 2.5 Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5 Over 6.5 Over 7.5 Over 8.5 Average
1
Trujillanos Team Logo

Trujillanos

12 17% 17% 17% 17% 8% 0% 0% 2.18
2
Metropolitanos Team Logo

Metropolitanos

16 63% 56% 25% 19% 13% 6% 6% 3.93
3
Monagas Team Logo

Monagas

17 65% 35% 35% 24% 24% 18% 12% 4.06
4
Caracas Team Logo

Caracas

18 83% 39% 22% 22% 17% 6% 6% 4.06
5
Deportivo La Guaira Team Logo

Deportivo La Guaira

17 88% 82% 71% 65% 41% 18% 0% 6.13
6
Deportivo Táchira Team Logo

Deportivo Táchira

17 76% 65% 47% 24% 24% 18% 12% 4.53
7
Carabobo Team Logo

Carabobo

12 83% 67% 50% 50% 42% 33% 25% 5.67
8
Mineros de Guayana Team Logo

Mineros de Guayana

12 42% 33% 25% 25% 8% 0% 0% 3.1
9
Estudiantes Mérida Team Logo

Estudiantes Mérida

17 47% 35% 24% 18% 12% 6% 6% 3.44
10
Aragua Team Logo

Aragua

16 88% 56% 38% 25% 19% 13% 6% 4.44
11
Zulia Team Logo

Zulia

12 58% 33% 8% 8% 0% 0% 0% 3.22
12
Atlético Venezuela Team Logo

Atlético Venezuela

12 92% 75% 75% 58% 50% 25% 25% 6.5
13
Portuguesa Team Logo

Portuguesa

16 88% 63% 38% 25% 13% 6% 6% 4.25
14
Deportivo Lara Team Logo

Deportivo Lara

17 65% 59% 41% 35% 29% 24% 12% 5
15
Zamora Team Logo

Zamora

12 67% 42% 33% 17% 8% 8% 8% 3.91
16
Gran Valencia Team Logo

Gran Valencia

12 92% 42% 33% 33% 17% 0% 0% 4.17
17
Yaracuyanos Team Logo

Yaracuyanos

12 67% 58% 42% 33% 0% 0% 0% 3.92
18
LALA Team Logo

LALA

12 83% 58% 50% 25% 8% 0% 0% 4.36
19
Academia Puerto Cabello Team Logo

Academia Puerto Cabello

16 81% 69% 50% 38% 31% 25% 19% 5.27
20
UCV Team Logo

UCV

12 42% 33% 33% 33% 25% 8% 0% 3.8
21
Hermanos Colmenares Team Logo

Hermanos Colmenares

16 44% 38% 31% 25% 13% 6% 0% 3.75
# Team MP Over 2.5 Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5 Over 6.5 Over 7.5 Over 8.5 Average
1
Trujillanos Team Logo

Trujillanos

24 83% 75% 63% 54% 42% 42% 38% 6.86
2
Metropolitanos Team Logo

Metropolitanos

32 56% 38% 25% 16% 6% 3% 0% 3.31
3
Monagas Team Logo

Monagas

34 65% 56% 38% 29% 21% 18% 12% 4.24
4
Caracas Team Logo

Caracas

35 71% 51% 31% 26% 26% 14% 6% 4.29
5
Deportivo La Guaira Team Logo

Deportivo La Guaira

34 76% 50% 47% 29% 21% 18% 6% 4.69
6
Deportivo Táchira Team Logo

Deportivo Táchira

35 74% 54% 37% 37% 23% 14% 9% 4.65
7
Carabobo Team Logo

Carabobo

24 75% 46% 25% 21% 17% 13% 4% 3.96
8
Mineros de Guayana Team Logo

Mineros de Guayana

24 75% 58% 46% 33% 25% 17% 13% 5
9
Estudiantes Mérida Team Logo

Estudiantes Mérida

34 79% 71% 59% 41% 26% 9% 9% 5.09
10
Aragua Team Logo

Aragua

32 81% 63% 56% 47% 31% 25% 19% 5.44
11
Zulia Team Logo

Zulia

24 33% 25% 21% 8% 4% 0% 0% 2.71
12
Atlético Venezuela Team Logo

Atlético Venezuela

24 79% 67% 54% 50% 38% 29% 21% 5.52
13
Portuguesa Team Logo

Portuguesa

32 66% 50% 34% 25% 9% 3% 3% 3.87
14
Deportivo Lara Team Logo

Deportivo Lara

34 79% 56% 38% 29% 18% 12% 6% 4.56
15
Zamora Team Logo

Zamora

24 67% 46% 25% 17% 13% 8% 8% 3.95
16
Gran Valencia Team Logo

Gran Valencia

24 71% 54% 50% 42% 25% 17% 8% 4.96
17
Yaracuyanos Team Logo

Yaracuyanos

24 75% 58% 50% 46% 33% 13% 8% 4.96
18
LALA Team Logo

LALA

24 79% 54% 46% 29% 17% 8% 4% 4.71
19
Academia Puerto Cabello Team Logo

Academia Puerto Cabello

32 69% 53% 34% 31% 19% 9% 3% 4.13
20
UCV Team Logo

UCV

24 63% 54% 50% 25% 17% 13% 8% 4.67
21
Hermanos Colmenares Team Logo

Hermanos Colmenares

32 66% 47% 31% 25% 19% 13% 9% 4.54
# Team MP Over 2.5 Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5 Over 6.5 Over 7.5 Over 8.5 Average
1
Trujillanos Team Logo

Trujillanos

12 75% 58% 50% 42% 25% 25% 25% 5.8
2
Metropolitanos Team Logo

Metropolitanos

16 50% 38% 25% 19% 6% 0% 0% 3.2
3
Monagas Team Logo

Monagas

17 65% 47% 24% 18% 6% 6% 6% 3.56
4
Caracas Team Logo

Caracas

17 65% 41% 29% 29% 29% 12% 12% 4.25
5
Deportivo La Guaira Team Logo

Deportivo La Guaira

17 82% 53% 47% 29% 18% 18% 6% 4.65
6
Deportivo Táchira Team Logo

Deportivo Táchira

18 72% 44% 22% 22% 11% 0% 0% 3.76
7
Carabobo Team Logo

Carabobo

12 92% 67% 42% 33% 25% 17% 8% 4.83
8
Mineros de Guayana Team Logo

Mineros de Guayana

12 75% 50% 50% 33% 25% 8% 8% 4.73
9
Estudiantes Mérida Team Logo

Estudiantes Mérida

17 65% 65% 59% 35% 29% 12% 12% 4.81
10
Aragua Team Logo

Aragua

16 94% 75% 69% 56% 31% 31% 19% 5.88
11
Zulia Team Logo

Zulia

12 25% 17% 8% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.88
12
Atlético Venezuela Team Logo

Atlético Venezuela

12 75% 67% 50% 42% 42% 25% 8% 5.09
13
Portuguesa Team Logo

Portuguesa

16 50% 38% 25% 19% 6% 0% 0% 3.2
14
Deportivo Lara Team Logo

Deportivo Lara

17 76% 65% 41% 29% 18% 12% 0% 4.44
15
Zamora Team Logo

Zamora

12 67% 42% 17% 17% 8% 0% 0% 3.55
16
Gran Valencia Team Logo

Gran Valencia

12 58% 42% 33% 33% 25% 17% 0% 4.18
17
Yaracuyanos Team Logo

Yaracuyanos

12 83% 75% 58% 58% 50% 17% 8% 5.91
18
LALA Team Logo

LALA

12 67% 33% 33% 25% 25% 8% 8% 4.4
19
Academia Puerto Cabello Team Logo

Academia Puerto Cabello

16 75% 56% 38% 31% 13% 6% 6% 4.13
20
UCV Team Logo

UCV

12 58% 42% 42% 25% 8% 8% 8% 4.27
21
Hermanos Colmenares Team Logo

Hermanos Colmenares

16 69% 50% 31% 25% 19% 13% 13% 4.25
# Team MP Over 2.5 Over 3.5 Over 4.5 Over 5.5 Over 6.5 Over 7.5 Over 8.5 Average
1
Trujillanos Team Logo

Trujillanos

12 92% 92% 75% 67% 58% 58% 50% 7.82
2
Metropolitanos Team Logo

Metropolitanos

16 63% 38% 25% 13% 6% 6% 0% 3.43
3
Monagas Team Logo

Monagas

17 65% 65% 53% 41% 35% 29% 18% 4.88
4
Caracas Team Logo

Caracas

18 78% 61% 33% 22% 22% 17% 0% 4.33
5
Deportivo La Guaira Team Logo

Deportivo La Guaira

17 71% 47% 47% 29% 24% 18% 6% 4.73
6
Deportivo Táchira Team Logo

Deportivo Táchira

17 76% 65% 53% 53% 35% 29% 18% 5.53
7
Carabobo Team Logo

Carabobo

12 58% 25% 8% 8% 8% 8% 0% 3.08
8
Mineros de Guayana Team Logo

Mineros de Guayana

12 75% 67% 42% 33% 25% 25% 17% 5.3
9
Estudiantes Mérida Team Logo

Estudiantes Mérida

17 94% 76% 59% 47% 24% 6% 6% 5.38
10
Aragua Team Logo

Aragua

16 69% 50% 44% 38% 31% 19% 19% 5
11
Zulia Team Logo

Zulia

12 42% 33% 33% 17% 8% 0% 0% 3.44
12
Atlético Venezuela Team Logo

Atlético Venezuela

12 83% 67% 58% 58% 33% 33% 33% 5.92
13
Portuguesa Team Logo

Portuguesa

16 81% 63% 44% 31% 13% 6% 6% 4.5
14
Deportivo Lara Team Logo

Deportivo Lara

17 82% 47% 35% 29% 18% 12% 12% 4.69
15
Zamora Team Logo

Zamora

12 67% 50% 33% 17% 17% 17% 17% 4.36
16
Gran Valencia Team Logo

Gran Valencia

12 83% 67% 67% 50% 25% 17% 17% 5.67
17
Yaracuyanos Team Logo

Yaracuyanos

12 67% 42% 42% 33% 17% 8% 8% 4.08
18
LALA Team Logo

LALA

12 92% 75% 58% 33% 8% 8% 0% 5
19
Academia Puerto Cabello Team Logo

Academia Puerto Cabello

16 63% 50% 31% 31% 25% 13% 0% 4.13
20
UCV Team Logo

UCV

12 67% 67% 58% 25% 25% 17% 8% 5.1
21
Hermanos Colmenares Team Logo

Hermanos Colmenares

16 63% 44% 31% 25% 19% 13% 6% 4.92

The average number of corners for Estudiantes Mérida vs Zulia can greatly help your analysis of the match, as it can point to the attacking tendencies of both teams over the course of the campaign.

Matches involving Estudiantes Mérida have averaged 9 corners per match during this Primera División campaign. They have taken 3.91 corners per match, while they concede an average of 5.09 to their opponents.

As for their upcoming opponent, Zulia, their corner stats are the following:

  • Average number of corners in matches involving Zulia: 6.71
  • Average number of corners in favour: 4
  • Average number of corners conceded: 2.71

Corners can be a valuable statistic to look into when looking at a particular match like Estudiantes Mérida vs Zulia. Examining the average number of corners helps measure the offensive intent of both teams since being on the opposition half of the pitch increases the chances of winning more corners.

Corners conceded stats can also shed more light on a team’s defence and how they can capably prevent their opponents from having the ball in dangerous areas on the pitch.