Callum O'Dowda, the experienced 29-year-old left winger for Cardiff City, has had a mixed season in the Championship during 2023-2024. While O'Dowda's percentages indicate a challenging struggle with ball recovery and retention, standing at 18.18% and 27.27% respectively, and a concerning lack in progressive carrying and passing where he ranks in the bottom 15% among his peers, he manages to somewhat compensate for these weaknesses with a menacing presence on the goal. His goal threat ranks impressively high at 97.4%, an anomaly that underlines his uncanny knack for finding and exploiting gaps in opposition defenses.
His assists per 90 minutes rank at a near-perfect 98.7%, hinting at a keen eye for openings and creating scoring opportunities for his teammates. This capacity is mirrored in his xA (expected assists) per 90 minutes, which stands at a solid 74.03% percentile.
However, his proficiency may be undermined slightly by a palpable struggle against dispossession, recording a 6.49% – a sign of vulnerability under pressure. His negligible 2.6% for successful crosses and 9.09% for successful dribbles per 90 minutes paint a similar picture. Despite his goal threat, O'Dowda has room to improve in terms of shot frequency, standing at a meager 15.58%. This reveals a player with strong goalscoring instincts but perhaps lacking the daring and composure required to seize scoring opportunities as frequently as he could.
Conclusively, Callum O'Dowda manages to challenge odds to have a significant goal threat and being a potent playmaker, however he may need to bolster his fighting spirit in face of pressure and sharpen his tactical awareness to enhance his ball recovery, retention, and overall game involvement.
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In the 2024-2025 season, Callum O'Dowda took 3 shots, scoring 0 goals. This output came from an Expected Goals (xG) of 0.08, averaging 0.03 xG per shot.
Right Foot: 0 goals from 0 shots. A 0% conversion rate. 0 xG per shot.
Left Foot: 0 goals from 1 shots. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.02 xG per shot.
Headers: 0 goals from 2 headed attempts. A 0.0% conversion rate. 0.03 xG per shot.
