PEDRI, KEY PIECE IN THE BARÇA SCHEME
The revealing data that supports the importance of Pedri at Barça
Published:17/10/2023 - 19:46h
Updated:17/10/2023 - 20:13h
FC Barcelona is counting the days until Pedri's return to the dynamic culé. The Tenerife native is one of the key men of the Catalan team, both in the game and in statistical aspects, where the numbers support the statement that Barça plays better when he is on the field
The FC Barcelona, although it has several names stood out in the centre of the field, follows extrañando to Pedri González. The Tenerifean, to the beginning of the season with the Barça, only could play 169 minutes, since after a training lesionó the previous rectum of the right thigh and since has been in process of recovery during some weeks, losing like this new meetings with the Barcelona.
Although the Catalan cast has not had an evil exert in the period in which the ex of the UD The Palms has not been in the dynamics of the team, with seven meetings won and two empatados, keeping quite near of the peak in LaLiga with alone three points of difference of the Real Madrid, and occupying the first place in his group in the UEFA Champions League, the reality is that, at least in statistical terms, the team leaves better with the '8' in the field.
The influence of Pedri from his arrival to the Barça
From his arrival to the City Condal in 2020, Pedri González, according to data of Transfermarkt, has participated in a total of 111 parties, of which the Barça has won 75, what launches a percentage of victories of 83%. In the meantime, when the Tenerifean has not been in the field (61 duels), the FC Barcelona has a register of 34 victories, what gives him a percentage of 55%, considerably lower.
But this is not everything, as wide the referred source, when the '8' is in the field, the capacity goleadora of the Barça increases to a total of 2.21 annotations by duel, in comparison with when it is not present (1.67). In addition to this statistical register, also has observed that when the midfield player is in the field, the combined Catalan has a lower percentage of goals against (1.09) to when it is not (1.16).
The return of the Tenerifean to the Barça seems to be near
In front of this, is vital that Pedri González return prompt to the terrains of game, since it finds in the final stages of his recovery. Even, there are reports that suggest that it could go back for the party against the Shakhtar Donetsk or for the Classical against the Real Madrid, restarting like this the dynamics of Xavi Hernández.
