High Scoring, Low Control: Exploiting Both Teams to Score Opportunities in Ligue 1’s 2012/13 Season
During the 2012/13 French Ligue 1 campaign, several mid-table and attack-minded clubs exhibited a distinct structural imbalance: an ability to consistently breach opposing defenses paired with an equal inability to maintain clean sheets. While Ligue 1 historically developed a reputation for low-scoring, highly defensive football, this specific subset of teams operated outside the league norm…