R (Total Shots Ratio) Otherwise known as Corsi in hockey. This looks at a teams share of the total (missed/blocked/on target) shots count. shots for / total shots (shots f + shots a)

SoTR (shots On Target Ratio) This looks at a teams share of the shots on target count. shots on target f / total shots on target

Fenwick/Unblocked Shots Ratio This looks at a teams share of the shots count with all blocked shots removed. missed shots f + shots on target f / total missed shots + total shots on target

PDO Scoring% (goals/shots on target) + Save % (100-goals against/shots on target against)

Week 20 (Sortable Tables)

All tables set to Close Game State.

TSR

Man City are tops across all three game states. Cardiff are the worst team.

Pos	TSR/Corsi	Tied	Close	Total
2	Man City	67.13	65.32	63.18
5	Tottenham	64.74	62.33	60.6
3	Chelsea	60.59	61.28	61.35
1	Arsenal	63.93	59.79	55.92
9	Southampton	52.31	57.4	57.25
6	Everton	57.39	57.33	57.14
8	Newcastle	60.08	55.67	54.79
4	Liverpool	60.09	54.05	56.17
7	Man United	50.21	52.33	52.27
15	Swansea	47.67	49.12	51.15
13	West Brom	41.84	48.05	48.48
10	Aston Villa	44.95	46.44	47.35
12	Norwich	49.84	45.29	43.82
16	Palace	42.15	44.77	46.43
11	Hull	43.25	44.54	45.02
14	Stoke	47.47	43.64	42.4
18	West Ham	40.66	42.75	41.29
19	Sunderland	48.7	41.37	42.83
17	Fulham	35.28	37.08	38.34
20	Cardiff	33.43	36.09	37.12

SoTR

City and Chelsea have a little separation. Fulham have climbed. Liverpool and United are 7th and 8th respectively at Close.

Pos	SoTR	Tied	Close	Total
2	Man City	68.92	64.15	63.51
3	Chelsea	63.33	63.53	64.58
1	Arsenal	66.23	61.36	57.94
6	Everton	59.63	59.78	59.9
5	Tottenham	63.54	59.55	57.28
9	Southampton	52.56	57.86	58.96
4	Liverpool	59.74	57.47	60.5
7	Man United	51.58	55.7	54.36
8	Newcastle	59.3	54.65	54.07
16	Palace	42.86	47.26	45.66
10	Aston Villa	46.74	47.06	47.46
13	West Brom	39.33	46.84	45.56
15	Swansea	42.22	46.75	51.37
12	Norwich	50.53	45.63	41.84
11	Hull	42.5	41.35	42.68
17	Fulham	38.24	38.82	38.94
14	Stoke	44.57	38.65	37.57
19	Sunderland	44.62	37.2	39.46
18	West Ham	40	36.69	36.65
20	Cardiff	30	35.67	35.18

Fenwick

Once we remove blocked shots (Fenwick) we see that Cardiff, Fulham and Sunderland are cut adrift. Different stats, different outputs.

Pos	Fenwick	Tied	Close	Total
2	Man City	62.5	62.71	60.04
3	Chelsea	60.7	61.62	62.06
5	Tottenham	62.33	60.45	58.06
1	Arsenal	62.92	57.79	54.52
8	Newcastle	61.58	56.71	54.87
6	Everton	54.69	55.88	56.07
9	Southampton	50.62	55.17	55.11
4	Liverpool	58.79	54.83	57.63
7	Man United	50.87	53.09	52.84
13	West Brom	45.32	50.57	50.12
10	Aston Villa	46.92	48.25	48.3
15	Swansea	46.92	47.67	51.18
16	Palace	43.5	47.2	47.59
12	Norwich	51.12	46.04	45
14	Stoke	50.22	44.94	43.29
18	West Ham	41.67	43.8	43.29
11	Hull	44.1	43.71	43.52
19	Sunderland	48.17	37.93	40.44
17	Fulham	33.02	37.33	38.36
20	Cardiff	32.65	35.25	36.4

PDO

My favourite.

Top 4 PDO teams are also the top 4 PL teams in a slightly jumbled order. Why? Talent disparity, time spent in a winning position which bumps things up slightly.

All these numbers regress, including City and Arsenal and Tottenham. Palace, though, may be a lost cause.

Considering West Ham's downward trend by the shots differentials it is mighty important their PDO remains robust enough to absorb some of the effects of being a poor shots team.

Pos	Team	SC%	SAVE%	PDO
2	Man City	44.06	68.75	112.81
1	Arsenal	33.86	78.65	112.51
4	Liverpool	36.81	70.21	107.02
3	Chelsea	34.13	70.59	104.72
7	Man United	33.64	70	103.64
18	West Ham	30.56	72.95	103.51
6	Everton	29.41	74.03	103.44
11	Hull	32.84	69.23	102.07
13	West Brom	31.58	69.15	100.73
14	Stoke	30.99	69.23	100.22
8	Newcastle	28.32	70.53	98.84
19	Sunderland	28.38	67.86	96.24
20	Cardiff	24.64	70.77	95.41
5	Tottenham	24.58	70.79	95.36
10	Aston Villa	26.19	68.82	95.01
9	Southampton	28.43	65.28	93.71
12	Norwich	22.22	70.09	92.31
15	Swansea	28.42	63.33	91.75
17	Fulham	25.58	65.71	91.3
16	Palace	17.72	66.67	84.39

Quality Of Competition

Here's a short explanation. The table below shows the average strength of each teams fixture list using opponents  TSR and SoTR at the time of fixture. The information is not taken weeks before or weeks after but as it stood on the day of the fixture.

I also included the points total of the fixture list faced. Fixture List points = opposition ppg at time of fixture*22.

Table set to opposition SoTR.

Fulham and Arsenal have had it easy by the Shots On Target Ratio opposition. Liverpool by the TSR opposition. Man

Manchester United's opponents have accumulated the highest numbers number of points. Read into that what you will.

	Fixture List Points	Opp TSR	Opp SoTR
Cardiff	29.3	52.54	52.3
Stoke	30.2	49.05	52.18
Southampton	29.67	51.31	51.44
Chelsea	31.75	50.71	51.26
Newcastle	32.4	50.33	51.03
Man United	32.71	51.57	50.96
Sunderland	28.29	49.19	50.78
Aston Villa	31.86	51.34	49.69
West Brom	27.05	50.71	49.61
Hull	29.68	50.23	49.25
Man City	28.67	49.78	48.96
Tottenham	27.18	50.05	48.85
Liverpool	29.1	46.47	48.79
Swansea	29.59	50.59	48.23
Norwich	28.38	49.12	48.17
Palace	28.57	48.63	48.12
Everton	28.11	50.03	47.63
West Ham	26.08	47.83	47.33
Arsenal	31.98	48.7	47
Fulham	24.57	49.86	45.26