Interesting numbers from the Scotland game! How does the world rate the performance of our national team?

The opening 2:0 victory over Scotland is more than important for the future of the group! But let’s not be lulled into complacency, a hard-fought victory underlined by incredible performances from Tomáš Vaclík and Patrik Schick may not be enough next time. Anyway, the commitment was fantastic, this is how to fight!

The WhoScored server gave our representatives an average rating of 7.03. The player of the match was Patrik Schick with a rating of 8.89. The second best performance according to the prestigious server was goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik (7.73). He was followed closely by Ondrej Čelůstka (7.61), Vladimír Coufal (7.55) and Tomáš Souček (7.53).

Another interesting indicator, which may be a slight finger in the air going into the next game against the Croatians, is the xG (expected goals) indicator.

According to the mathematical probabilities, the Scots should have scored 2.31 goals and we only scored 0.91 goals. This indicator is greatly distorted by Patrik Schick’s incredible shot in the 52nd minute of the match.

The probability of a successful long-range shot by the 25-year-old forward was only 1% (0.01 in the xG indicator).

The incredible goal was also commented by former Real Madrid or Arsenal star Mesut Özil. “I think we already have the goal winner of the tournament.”

Interestingly, Patrik Schick has only scored one goal in the last 4 seasons going into the Scotland game with a shot from outside the big whitewash. Otherwise, all his goals have come from the hexagonal area.

WhoScored, The xG Philosophy, Mesut Özil