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Everton’s 2015/16 Season Statistical Summary

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EFC Statto has compiled Everton’s 2015/16 Season Statistical Summary. Have a read;

  • Everton have had their worst ever home record (23 points) [adjusted for 3 points for a win].
  • Everton have kept just 3 clean sheets at home in the Premier League – all against the relegated teams.
  • Everton have won 6 home games in the league. They have won fewer in only one season previously (5 in 1957/58).
  • Everton have finished in the bottom half of the Premier League for the second consecutive season after finishing in the top 8 in the previous 8 seasons.
  • Everton have finished in the bottom half of the Premier League in consecutive seasons for the first time since they finished in the bottom half in every season from 1996/97 to 2001/02.
  • Everton have conceded 30 goals at home in the league – the most since 1993/34.
  • Everton conceded 3+ goals in 3 consecutive games for the first time since 2002.
  • Everton have lost 18 points from winning positions and retained just 7 points from losing positions.
  • Everton have lost their last 10 games when their opponents have scored first.
  • Everton have allowed their opponents to score at home 10 times in the league and did not win any of those games and lost 7 times.
  • Everton have been in a losing position at half time 11 times in the league, winning just once and lost 9 times.
  • Everton have conceded 15 goals in the last 15 minutes of a league game – the joint-most in the Premier League.
  • Everton have conceded 16 goals in the last 15 minutes of the first half of a league – the most in the Premier League.
  • Everton have conceded 31 goals in the last 15 minutes of a half in a league game – the most in the Premier League.
  • Everton have conceded 2+ goals in a game 19 times in all competitions.
  • Everton have conceded 3+ goals in a game 11 times in all competitions.
  • Everton have scored 2+ goals in a game 24 times in all competitions.
  • Everton have scored 3+ goals in a game 14 times in all competitions.
  • Everton are the only team to go through the entire season without scoring from a free kick, directly or crossed, in the Premier League.
  • Everton have the joint-second best shot accuracy in the Premier League (51%) – only Tottenham have better shot accuracy (53%).
  • Everton have won 50% of duels in the Premier League – only Arsenal have a higher percentage (52%). However, they have won the fewest amount of aerial duels in the Premier League (487).
  • Everton have committed the fewest amount of fouls in the Premier League (313).
  • Everton have made 508 interceptions in the Premier League – only Norwich have made fewer (470).
  • Everton have the second-best discipline in the Premier League (52 cards) – only Arsenal have a better discipline (46 cards).
  • Everton have made 25 defensive errors in the Premier League – only Liverpool (31) and Watford (26) have made more. 9 of those errors led to a goal.
  • Everton have hit the woodwork 13 times in the Premier League – only Tottenham have hit the woodwork more (14 times).
  • Everton have saved 127 shots in the Premier League – only Sunderland have saved more (155).
  • Everton have made the highest amount of accurate long balls in the Premier League (1,383).
  • Everton have conceded 12 goals from corners – only Swansea have conceded more (15).
  • Romelu Lukaku has scored 18 league goals – the most since Gary Lineker scored 30 in 1985/86.
  • Romelu Lukaku has scored 25 goals in all competitions – the most since Gary Lineker scored 40 in 1985/86.
  • In the first half of the season, Romelu Lukaku had a games-per-goal ratio of a goal every 1.27 games. In the second half of the season, Lukaku had a games-per-goal ratio of a goal every 6 games.
  • Ross Barkley and Gerard Deulofeu made the most assists for Everton in the league (8 assists). However, Deulofeu had more than half less game time than Barkley. In fact, Deulofeu had an assist every 174 minutes.
  • Romelu Lukaku has made 118 shots in the Premier League – only Harry Kane (158) and Sergio Aguero (119) made more.
  • Ross Barkley has had the third highest amount of take-ons in the Premier League (115), winning 63% of them.
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