The analyst, @Odriozolite, uses the metric “Expected Threat (xT)” to judge which players have played the most threatening passes that eventually lead to a shot on goal in France’s top division and found that Moses Simon had amassed the highest xT from the furthest and widest left-wing position, also known as Zone 16.
According to data from an Opta Analyst on Twitter, Nigeria’s Moses Simon and Argentina’s Lionel Messi are among the most dangerous passers in their respective zones of the pitch in the 2022/23 Ligue 1 season so far.
For those who do not know, xT is a measure of the difference between the likelihood of a goal occurring before a player’s action and the likelihood of a goal occurring after a player’s action.
