Most shots and passes, but still the one-goal team of ISL 2015: The oddity of Delhi Dynamos

 

Is Delhi Dynamos FC the dullest team among the four semi-finalists of the second season of the Indian Super League?
Delhi eked out their fourth 1-0 victory when they beat FC Goa at home on Friday in the first round of the semi-final. Add to this three 1-1 draws, and that’s seven games in which Delhi have scored only once. Then add up three games in which they did not score, and that makes it seven goals in 10 games. Out of a total 15 games played.
Only in five games have Delhi scored more than one goal. Of this, two produced a scoreline of 2-1. Once the team lost, and another was a draw. Which means six of Delhi’s seven victories have come by a one-goal margin. Only once has Delhi beaten a team by two goals (3-1 against Pune on November 19)Among the final four, Delhi is the only team with a negative goal difference from the league stage: minus 2. Goa and Kolkata had plus 9, while Chennai had plus 10.
Does Delhi lack attacking prowess?
Actually, Delhi is the most attacking team this season, if you consider shots taken and shots on target. In its 15 games, Delhi have shot on 218 occasions; 111 times on target. All this has yielded only 19 goals (including two penalties). That is an average of 11.4 shots per goal.
Of the 184 shots Chennai took, 99 were on target, yielding 25 goals. That is 7.3 shots per goal.
Goa did even better: 170 shots, 106 on target, 29 goals. That is a goal for every 5.8 shots.
Kolkata have scored a goal for every six shots. But its 26 goals have come from only 156 shots, 89 of which were on target. That is some attacking efficiency.