A good run-up and shoot down the middle: what data tells us about penalty kick strategy

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A good run-up and shoot down the middle: what data tells us about penalty kick strategy
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Power, placement and unpredictability are some of the keys to a successful spot kick, analysis suggests

suggests, unsurprisingly, that shots with less power are more likely to be saved, shots with a lot of power are more likely to miss, and that the sweet spot is in between the two, with the authors suggesting shots at about 75% of full pace have the highest success.

A graphic showing a heatmap overlaid on football goals which shows the % of shots that scored directed at each part of the goal. The highest scoring areas were the top-left and top-right corners, though fewer shots were directed there, and these area also had the greatest chance of missing

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