Paul Smyth, the 26-year-old right winger for Queens Park Rangers, has emerged as a commanding force on the field in recent years. His strengths clearly lie in his ability to carry the ball progressively with a standout percentile rank of 85.71%. He also exhibits a healthy goal threat standing at 58.44% and his knack for successful dribbling sets him apart as a consistent performer in the Championship.
However, while his ball recovery is good at 66.23%, his overall ball retention dips alarmingly low to just 2.59% - a detriment in a position that depends on maintaining possession. Furthermore, his dismal pass accuracy per 90 percentile of 2.6% emphasizes the need to rectify this weakness. Smyth’s scoring output belies his goal threat percentile, with a woeful goal efficiency of just 3.89%.
Smyth is adept at crafting opportunities with a chance creation of 50.65%, he nonetheless requires resources in translating these into actual assists, his 15.58% assists per 90 signifies room for improvement. He also has the tendency to lose possession at high stakes moments, as indicated by a dispossessed per 90 percentile of 40.26%.
In summary, while Smyth demonstrates strong ball carrying and dribbling prowess, his feeble ball retention and lack of pass accuracy could stifle the fluidity of his team's attacking play. Further development in these areas coupled with improved finishing might propel him to be one of the mainstays amongst the league's best wingers.
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In the 2024-2025 season, Paul Smyth took 5 shots, scoring 0 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 0.55, averaging 0.11 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 0 goals from 4 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.12 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 0 goals from 1 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.08 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 0 headed attempts. A 0% conversion rate. 0 xG per shot.
