IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS BRUGES STACK
Summary of the analysis
- Card for each player with statistics on his last 20 GW.
- Ranking by L20 and L10.
- Choice of the 5 best players who will be the starters of the Stack with 3 substitutes.
- Average results against the top, middle and bottom teams.
- Observation of how this stack would have performed in each GameWeek.
- Opinion on the Stack and recommendations.
Reminder
The following stats are only on the last 20 games played in championship with more than 60 minutes !
For this analysis I selected the players who participated in at least 5 of the last 20 games + 60 min.
The results do not take into account the game against Union Saint-Gilloise played last night !
Card for each player
Goalkeeper
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Ranking of the best L20 and L10
Here you can find a ranking that will be updated with all analyzed players (contains players from Ajax, PSV and Feyenoord:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-eDcCVO7HWEsoE6UF39H8io4uhOI5Er8moIn2Q3vX2c/edit?usp=sharing
The ratings will be updated every week so take a look from time to time to see the changes.
Best possible 5 + 3 substitutes + Price
Starters
Mignolet:
Current market price: 0.15Eth
Market price before L20: 0.12Eth
Mechele:
Current market price: 0.05Eth
Market price before L20: 0.015Eth
Vanaken:
Current market price: 0.21Eth
Market price before L20: 0.17Eth
Lang:
Current market price: 0.24Eth
Market price before L20: 0.275Eth
Vormer:
Current market price: 0.09Eth
Market price before L20: 0.012Eth
Subs
N'Soki:
Current market price: 0.03Eth
Market price before L20: 0.058Eth
De Ketelaere:
Current market price: 0.2Eth
Market price before L20: 0.195Eth
Dost:
Current market price: 0.032Eth
Market price before L20: 0.004Eth
Total cost if purchased before L20 :
0.849Eth (2100€ according to Eth value at this time)
Total cost to date :
1.002Eth (2135€)
Average results against Top, Mid and Low ranking teams
Here is how the groups of opponents were formed:
Observation of results
On these pictures you can see a simulation of the last 20 GW where Bruge participated. To choose the 5 players at each GW I took in priority the starters I defined above and if a starter had a DNP (injury, suspension, etc..) I put one of the 3 substitutes according to their L20 and their availability.
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The team exceeded 400 points 3 times which is often a very good reward.
The average total score of the team over the last 20 GW is 306pts. For comparison, Ajax's stack is 371pts, PSV's is 316pts and Feyenoord's is 330pts.
Average over the 20 GW:
Goalkeeper ➞ 43.14pts
Defenders ➞ 53.93pts
Midfielders ➞ 60.70pts
Attackers ➞ 61.37pts
=> The attack and the midfield are the strong points of the Bruges stack. The defense and especially the goalkeeper drag the stack down.
Recommendations and conclusion
If you want to make a complete stack of Bruges →
Keeper: Mignolet has not had a blazing start to the season. As I discuss above, he's dragging the stack down if you look at the stats alone. It is worth noting that he fell into the group of death in the champions league which made his score drop (see average per opponent group). Since Brugge is no longer in the Champions League, its results have improved a lot. I think that Brugge's defense is finally finding its feet and that they will concede far fewer goals at the end of the season. That's why I think that having Mignolet in the gallery is not a bad choice.
Defenders: Brugge took a long time to find its typical defense this season. With the new coach, a 3-center defense seems to have been formed (Hendry / Mechele / N'Soki). Mechele who was an undisputed starter last year who was scoring huge had a rough go of it at the beginning/middle of the season but seems to be coming back strong. At his current price I think he is very underrated as I think he will finish the season strong. N'Soki has a roller coaster ride of results, he is capable of going high towards 80 points as well as hitting rock bottom. He's a player with good potential for me but he doesn't look very confident in certain defensive situations. His performances in the CDL, much like the whole team have lowered his L20 and I think he can be a good sub in a full stack. Hendry is a bit of an enigma in this defense, he has been a starter since the beginning of the seasons with 2 different coaches, he performs very well but I think that his scoring does not reflect the truth of the field. Mata is a player who has an execrable scoring on Sorare but since the new coach arrived he plays a little higher on the field in right piston of a 3-5-2 and I find that this position corresponds to him better. To be seen on the future GW. Sobol hasn't played enough to make an opinion.
Midfielders: Vanaken and Vormer are 2 excellent midfielders. Vormer, like Mechele had a difficult start to the season as he spent a few games on the bench. But with the new coach, he has regained his place as a starter and is putting in some excellent performances. De Ketelaere is one of my favorites, being Belgian I am not necessarily objective but I believe a lot in this player who has a huge potential. His problem on Sorare is I think the fact that he is a midfielder while he evolves as a striker/winger in real. However, he is capable of scoring a lot of goals and that's why he is one of the most expensive midfielders in Europe. I'm less of a fan of Balanta and Rits on the game and therefore don't recommend them.
Attacker: Lang is a nugget, he has a huge talent and already attracts the biggest clubs in soccer (Liverpool, Ac Milan or even Arsenal) his scoring reflects what is happening on the field, he is high above the rest. Dost is a very special player, his scoring on SorareData is very low because he often makes entries at the end of the game but if you look at the games where he plays more than 60 minutes you can see that he makes monstrous scores. His new coach seems to be playing him more often than the previous one, to be observed in the next weeks. There is a youngster who arrived recently, Buchanan, I think he has great potential. I really like what he showed in those 2 games with Brugge and think it's a good investment because Lang and De Ketelaere won't stay this summer and Buchanan will probably take their place.
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