Just a note - "as well as the 1st percentile for aerials lost per 90 (3.99, no midfielder loses more)" should surely read "no midfielder loses fewer, yes?
Just a note - "as well as the 1st percentile for aerials lost per 90 (3.99, no midfielder loses more)" should surely read "no midfielder loses fewer, yes?
Since losing aerial duels isn't desirable they (FBREF) have switched the percentile values around there, I suppose. I agree that's a bit counterintuitive to the wording itself though.
Yeah, it's always rough when you're working with percentiles - some sources invert it so that higher is always better and some don't, which can be annoying confusing.
Just a note - "as well as the 1st percentile for aerials lost per 90 (3.99, no midfielder loses more)" should surely read "no midfielder loses fewer, yes?
Since losing aerial duels isn't desirable they (FBREF) have switched the percentile values around there, I suppose. I agree that's a bit counterintuitive to the wording itself though.
Here's how they show it: https://fbref.com/en/players/d080ed5e/scout/365_m1/Mikel-Merino-Scouting-Report
Yeah, it's always rough when you're working with percentiles - some sources invert it so that higher is always better and some don't, which can be annoying confusing.