{"id":520613,"date":"2024-01-18T14:02:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T12:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/betcentral.onpressidium.com\/?p=520613"},"modified":"2024-01-18T14:02:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T12:02:58","slug":"by-the-numbers-the-best-worst-teams-from-afcon-round-1-group-stages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/machibet777-affiliate.com\/soccer\/by-the-numbers-the-best-worst-teams-from-afcon-round-1-group-stages\/","title":{"rendered":"By The Numbers: The Best & Worst Teams From AFCON Round 1 Group Stages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Shocks and surprises were the order of the day during the first round of games at the Africa Cup of Nations 2023. Every match played saw at least one goal, the first time since 2019 that there is no goalless draw throughout the first round of games. While scorelines can communicate \u201cWhat happened\u201d, we need to look under the bonnet to see the \u201cWhy\u201d of these results. With the help of data from Opta, we can look deeper into team performances (statistically), not just results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Three Winners<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Morocco<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some big names underwhelmed on Matchday 1, the top three pre-tournament favorites managed to get maximum points. Morocco were the joint-biggest winners on Matchday 1, cruising to a 3-0 victory. It was their biggest margin of victory in an AFCON game since beating Namibia 5-1 in the 2008 Group stage. This, plus other results, have taken Morocco\u2019s chances from 11% to 13% to win the tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most shots on target per game after MatchDay 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 – Morocco<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 – Mali<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7 – Nigeria<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Senegal<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like Morocco, Senegal had the benefit of playing part of the game against 10 men. And like Morocco, they made the most of the man advantage to score two goals after. Their chances of retaining the crown have gone up from 13% to 17%. The Lions of Teranga are the team with the most 10+ pass sequences in the first round of games, defined as the number of times they had 10 or more uninterrupted passes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most 10+ sequences on Matchday 1:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

22 – Senegal<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

18 – Egypt, Ivory Coast<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ivory Coast<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ivory Coast remains the team with the highest probability of winning the tournament, up five percentage points from 12% to 17%. They are the team with the joint-most high turnovers won in the first round of games at AFCON2023. High turnovers are defined by Opta as the number of times a team won possession in open play within 40 metres of the opponent’s goal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most high turnovers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11 – Ivory Coast<\/strong>, Mali<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9 – Namibia, Ghana<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three Overperformers<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Namibia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A first-ever win at AFCON for Namibia coupled with their first-ever clean sheet has thrown a cat among the pigeons in Group E. The Brave Warriors\u2019 win over Tunisia is probably the biggest shock of the tournament so far (87 world ranking places between the sides), and they turned a 20% chance of victory (was 61% for Tunisia) into three points.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most shots by a player in a game<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – Peter Shalulile (Namibia)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – Victor Osimhen (Nigeria)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – Yoanne Wissa (DR Congo)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 – Aziz Ki (Tanzania)<\/p>\n\n\n\n