Julien Laporte Stats for Lorient
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Julien Laporte Scout Report
Scout report on Lorient's Julien Laporte paints an unflattering picture for the French center-back. Despite his fair amount of game time in the 2023-2024 Ligue 1 season, major weaknesses readily reveal themselves in his statistics. What's striking is Laporte's marked inability to emerge victorious in duels, with his numbers shockingly landing in the lower 5th percentile. His aerial duels aren't significantly better either, barely surpassing the bottom 16th percentile. This lack of physicality is a glaring red light for any center-back, whose defensive duties will often require them to rise above their opposite number.
His style of play seems conservative, as he neither recovers nor retains possession particularly well. Showing a particularly lackluster capability when it comes to chance creation and interceptions, it appears Laporte virtually fades into obscurity within the dynamic ebb and flow of a game. He also seems to hold back on getting stuck into offensive plays, as suggested by his modest possession stats, with most of his touches observed in the defensive third.
However, it's not all gloom and doom. The Lorient man records slightly above-average progressive passing, indicating a propensity to move the ball forward effectively. Despite his defensive struggles, Laporte excels in disciplined play, evident in a reasonably low number of fouls committed - a silver lining for an otherwise underwhelming report. It's fair to conclude that our player, at 30, has significant areas for improvement to match Ligue 1's center-back quality standards.
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Julien Laporte Shot Summary
In the 2023-2024 season, Julien Laporte took 13 shots, scoring 0 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 0.8, averaging 0.06 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 0 goals from 3 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.08 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 0 goals from 2 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.04 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 8 headed attempts. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.06 xG per shot.