As he enters the latter stages of his prime at 29, Gonçalo Paciência is proving himself to be a sharp-edged spearhead for VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga, delivering when it comes to creating chances and injecting danger into forward movements. With an impressive 90th percentile ranking for chance creation and just over the halfway mark for goal threat and efficiency, Paciência continues to demonstrate his inclination to be at the crux of his team's attacking intent. The 82nd percentile in 1v1 Defending shows an intriguing facet of his game - a striking ability to harass and harry opponents into mistakes, a rare quality for a forward.
His progressive passing skills, in the bottom fifth of players, are a hallmark of his play-style, preferring incisive moves over extended possession-standing at barely quarter percentile in ball retention. With his tendency to take high percentage of shots rated at a staggering near 98 percentile, one could argue for a more clinical finishing touch, which would push his decent but not outstanding goal threat and efficiency statistics further into elite territory. The greater number of touches he gets in the attacking third as compared to defensive, balance out to paint an accurate picture of a striker primarily focused on carving spaces and sparking offensive situations.
As Paciência gears into his thirties, he would do well to manoeuvre towards rounding off his game play, specifically aiming to improve his ball recovery and duel win percentage. The emphasis should be on translating his hardworking nature on the pitch into substantial defensive contributions. All in all, Paciência has demonstrated a compelling blend of traditional striking instincts with progressive forward play.
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In the 2023-2024 season, Goncalo Paciencia took 38 shots, scoring 3 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 2.96, averaging 0.08 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 2 goals from 21 shots. A 9.52% conversion rate. 0.1 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 1 goals from 9 shots. A 11.11% conversion rate. 0.04 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 8 headed attempts. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.07 xG per shot.
