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Free cheat sheet · Sunday, October 11

Defense vs Position

Tonight's opponents ranked by what they allow on each stat — how far players run from their own usual against them, over the last three weeks of games.

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DefenseStatRankPlayers vs their usualGames
STL
SOCCER
Stat
Shots on Target
Rank
2nd toughest of 24
Vs usual
-0.3
Games
11
STL
SOCCER
Stat
Total Shots
Rank
9th toughest of 42
Vs usual
-0.2
Games
27

How to read defense rankings

Every defense playing tonight, ranked by how players do against it on each stat compared with their own usual — softest at one end, toughest at the other. It's measured per player, so one superstar's big night doesn't make a defense look soft.

Use it to find the matchups, then open the players in TheEdge to see the read on the specific line.

FAQ

How many games is it based on?

The games column shows how many player-games we measured against that defense, over about three weeks.

Why is a team missing?

Defenses that play this stat about average are left off — the sheet only lists the soft and tough ends.