What are the odds that getting a corner kick result in a goal?
Note, I am not asking the percentage of corner kicks that result in a goal. I am after stats from pro-level soccer, for example, the EPL. Anyone know of any others?
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2You might want to narrow this down. What play level are you looking at? Professional defenders might be better at sweeping these out than your pee-wee leagues. This might not be answerable in its current state.– corsiKaNov 2, 2012 at 20:19
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I will not downvote this question, but I really fell it need some localization to work. like the answers says, this change form league to league and from year to year.– gbianchiNov 12, 2012 at 15:45
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The question in the title is different than the question in the first sentence. Perhaps consider editing one or the other.– samthebrandJun 17, 2014 at 17:30
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Related: What percent of corner kicks turn into goals?– MartinMar 28, 2017 at 13:50
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The question is very broad. However, taking statistics from the 2012-13 English Premiership (Games played till 29-Oct-2012), the total number of goals scored are 262, of which 36 are scored from corners. This gives a percentage figure of 13.74%
The breakup of each team are as follows.
+---------------------+---------------+--------------------+------------+
| Team | Goals Scored | Goals from Corners | Percentage |
+---------------------+---------------+--------------------+------------+
| Arsenal | 14 | 1 | 7.14 |
| Aston Villa | 7 | 2 | 28.57 |
| Chelsea | 21 | 1 | 4.76 |
| Everton | 17 | 2 | 11.76 |
| Fulham | 19 | 3 | 15.79 |
| Liverpool | 12 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Manchester City | 18 | 3 | 16.67 |
| Manchester United | 24 | 6 | 25.00 |
| Newcastle United | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Norwich City | 7 | 1 | 14.29 |
| Queens Park Rangers | 7 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Reading | 11 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Southampton | 14 | 3 | 21.43 |
| Stoke City | 8 | 2 | 25.00 |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Swansea City | 14 | 1 | 7.14 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 17 | 3 | 17.65 |
| West Bromwich Albion| 13 | 3 | 23.08 |
| West Ham United | 12 | 2 | 16.67 |
| Wigan Athletic | 10 | 2 | 20.00 |
+---------------------+---------------+--------------------+------------+
| Total | 262 | 36 | 13.74 |
+---------------------+---------------+--------------------+------------+
answered Nov 3, 2012 at 10:07
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Wonderful, thanks. Was thinking it should be somewhere from 10-30%. Clearly a big part of offensive strategy for some teams. But interestingly, the top 5 teams in EPL standings now are all over the place w.r.t. success in corners, so definitely not the be-all, end-all. Arsenal(6) & Chelsea(2) are clearly benefiting from some solid defense so far this season, despite converting very few corners.– CLCNov 4, 2012 at 6:34
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@Orangecrush - Can I please know your source from which the data has been taken?– MaxNov 8, 2012 at 1:39
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13.77% of 2010/11 Premiership goals were from corners. Source: bit.ly/SoiR1i Nov 14, 2012 at 16:29
This question is very general and can be change through time and league.
In the best research I found was from:
Science and Football V: The Proceedings of the 5th World Congress on Science and Football.
20 English Premier League matched from 2001-02 season were randomly sampled.
The analysed matches resulted in 59 goals scored with 6 (10.2%) as a direct result of corner kicks.
Of course this can change between leagues and tournaments and through times.
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@DorCohen To Bernhard's point, some context relevant to the question being asked would make this answer that much more valuable.– user527Nov 2, 2012 at 18:42