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Regressive Assists Index

Regressive Assists represents a way to properly recognise which players are most often involved in goal-scoring plays.

The system awards an assist for each of the last two players to touch the ball or have significant involvement in an attacking play before a goal is scored. This includes recognising which players won set-pieces which resulted in goals.

Examples:

  1. Player A passes to Player B who crosses for Player C to score. A and B each get an assist.
  2. A passes to B, who is then fouled, and C scores directly from the free kick. A and B each get an assist.
  3. A is fouled. B crosses the free-kick to C who scores. A and B each get an assist.
  4. A wins a corner. B takes it, and C scores with a header. A and B each get an assist.
  5. A squares the ball across the box. B executes a stepover which freezes the goalkeeper long enough for C to score. A and B each get an assist.
  6. A presses an opposition defender into playing a soft backpass, which B then runs on to and scores. A gets an assist.
  7. A wins a corner. B takes the corner, and A scores. A gets an assist and a goal on the same play.

Points are the sum of goals and assists, and therefore represent a players overall contribution to their teams goalscoring effort.

INDICES

RAI Swansea City 2017-18 (Ongoing)

RAI Swansea City 2016-17