Wes Burns has carved a niche for himself as a dependable right winger for Ipswich Town, exhibiting a solid performance for the 2023-2024 season. His notable strengths are carved in chance creation (71st percentile) and his effectiveness in providing successful crosses per 90 minutes (80th percentile), indicating strong spatial awareness and accuracy when sending balls into the danger area. This ability perhaps bolsters his relatively high xA per 90 (85.71 percentile), suggesting his involvement in goal opportunities is robust.
Moreover, Burns's goal efficiency stands out at the 81st percentile, indicating he's needlesly lethal when handed opportunities. He also poses a moderate threat with his shots per 90 (59.74 percentile); and with his goals and assists per 90 both in the 62nd percentile.
However, Burns is not without his shortcomings. His ball retention (22nd percentile) and successful dribbles per 90 (18.18 percentile) are areas that need working on, indicating that he often loses possession and struggles to beat opponents in one-on-one situations. The Welshman also seems to frequently get dispossessed (14.29 percentile), underscoring a need to improve on his ball control, particularly under pressure.
Overall, with previous statistics considered, Burns is a winger who can create opportunities and finish aptly, but needs to work on handling the ball in high-pressure scenarios. His key attributes tilt toward accuracy and efficiency over raw pace or agility, suggesting a player who values precision over flash.
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In the 2023-2024 season, Wes Burns took 53 shots, scoring 6 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 4.43, averaging 0.08 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 5 goals from 39 shots. A 12.82% conversion rate. 0.09 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 0 goals from 3 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.11 xG per shot.
Headers: 1 goals from 11 headed attempts. A 9.09% conversion rate. 0.06 xG per shot.
