Emil Riis Jakobsen has emerged as a striking anomaly in the Championship league. The 25-year-old Danish striker has performed exceptionally in his role at Preston North End this 2023-2024 season. Despite relatively low ball recovery and ball retention percentages (23.8%, 17.46% respectively), Jakobsen's results in front of the goal have been remarkable. His goal efficiency overshadowing the majority of his peers at 90.48%; an impressive statistic revealing his predatory instincts and defender-evading abilities.
However, a significant drawback in Jakobsen's game is his progressive passing, ranking disastrously low at only 6.34%. This hinders his ability to provide productive build-up play, potentially affecting the team's overall attacking game. Yet, his assist metrics tell a different tale. At 72.13%, Jakobsen manages to contribute considerably to the team's goal chart, hinting towards a more targeted, result-oriented approach to his passing rather than just retaining possession.
Jakobsen's progressive carrying stats at 55.56% suggest an average ability to drive the game forward, a dimension that could ideally be improved given his influential role as a forward. In contrast, his per 90 stats show that he's significantly involved in creating chances (xA per 90 at 65.57%) but slightly underperforms in realizing them (xG per 90 at 18.03%, shots per 90 at 18.03%).
All in all, Emil Riis Jakobsen presents a fascinating mix of high efficiency with targeted output despite apparent bottlenecks in his playing style. A rise in his contribution to the build-up play could elevate his impact on Preston North End's attacking module.
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In the 2024-2025 season, Emil Riis Jakobsen took 9 shots, scoring 1 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 0.81, averaging 0.09 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 1 goals from 4 shots. A 25.0% conversion rate. 0.09 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 0 goals from 5 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.09 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 0 headed attempts. A 0% conversion rate. 0 xG per shot.
