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116 km/h- Shot power of Xavi Simons goal vs England after dispossessing Declan Rice in Euro 2024 SF

Xavi Simons’ goal against England in their Euro 2024 semifinal had a shot power of 116 km/h, as shown by the official broadcasters on TV. Simons’ goal put the Netherlands 1-0 up in the 7th minute- a powerful effort that Three Lions goalkeeper Jordan Pickford got a hand to, but was simply unable to stop from going into the back of the net.

Simons’ goal came from around 21 meters out and had a xG of 0.04 (Yamal’s goal was from 25m out and had slightly lesser speed than Simons’ one)

Shot power Simons goal vs England Euro 2024

However, Yamal’s goal had a spin of 6 (RPS), but that value was 1 for Simons’ strike (see above)

Simons dispossessed Arsenal’s Declan Rice in midfield- not many folks manage to do so, before unleashing his thunderbolt. It was his second international goal for the Netherlands and meant that Gareth Southgate’s England had conceded first in each of their knockout games at these Euros (v Slovakia, v Switzerland and now Holland)

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Saka shines, Kane & Foden struggle- L’Equipe Bild AS Newspaper player ratings England vs Switzerland Euro 2024

Here is a look at the England v Switzerland player ratings from the big European newspapers. We’ve got ratings from French, Spanish and German newspapers here. England created very little on xG against the Swiss, but advanced to the semis on penalties (they won 5-4)

L’Equipe player ratings ENG 1-1 SUI Euro 2024

French paper L’Equipe had Bukayo Saka as the pick of the English players, giving him a 8/10. Behind him were Arsenal team mate Declan Rice and goalkeeper Jordan Pickford (both 7/10).

The worst ratings (3/10) were reserved for Walker and Aebischer, with Kane and Foden getting a 4/10.

Both teams weren’t great on the day, but L’Equipe had the Swiss as marginally better (team rating of 5.2 versus 5.1/10 for England)

England vs Switzerland Player Ratings L'Equipe

Bild player ratings England v Switzerland Quarterfinal

(Note- German rating system; 1 very good; 6 very bad)

A 6 was given to Aebischer, with Kane and Foden closely behind at 5. Bild had Saka as the best on the English side (rating 2) with Schar and Embolo on the Swiss one (also 2). Nobody got a 1 rating though.

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xG England vs Switzerland Attendance 46,907 | Expected Goals Stats Saka Possession Shots

Saka vs Switzerland

Here is a look at the England vs Switzerland xG (expected goals) stats from their Euro 2024 quarterfinal. England prevailed 5-4 on penalties in front of a 46,907 strong crowd in Dusseldorf.

xG England 0.68-1.53 Switzerland shots map (Actual score ENG 1-1 SUI)

1-0 Breel Embolo goal vs England xG 0.90 (empty net, poked home)
1-1 Bukayo Saka goal vs Switzerland xG 0.04 (long range effort)

xG England vs Switzerland Euro 2024

Total shots- England 13, Switzerland 11

Shots distribution

First half: England 5-2 Switzerland
Second half: England 4-6 Switzerland
AET 1 Half: England 4-0 Switzerland
AET 2 Half: England 0-3 Switzerland

8 of England’s 13 shots in the game were blocked by Swiss players.

England’s first shot in the game came in the 14th minute (Declan Rice blocked xG 0.06)

Saka had the most shots for England (3), followed by Rice, Mainoo, Kane and Bellingham (2 shots each) and 1 each for Eze and Foden.

Time of England’s shots vs Switzerland

Rice 14′
Mainoo 16′
Kane 22′
Saka 43′
Mainoo 45′
Saka 47′
Saka 80′ (goal)
Kane 83′
Eze 88′
Rice 95′
Foden 101′
Bellingham 102′ (two shots- one blocked, one saved)

As you can see, there was no shot for England between Saka’s 47th minute effort and his 80th minute goal.

Another game where England’s xG was below 1. The Swiss didn’t create too many big xG chances either- theirs was primarily down to the Embolo goal.

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