Acronyms and vocabulary

Last updated: 24 Jul 2020

BTS

Both Teams Scored

Match where each team has scored at least one goal.

Conceding rate

Percentage of matches where the team conceded at least one goal.

CS

Clean Sheet

The team did not concede any goal during the match.

Equalizing rate

Percentage of times that the team scored an equalizer goal, out of the number of times that their opponents took the lead.

FTS

Failed To Score

The team did not score any goal during the match.

GA

Goals conceded

Total number of goals conceded by the team (Goals Against).

GD

Goal difference

Total number of goals scored minus total number of goals conceded.

GF

Goals scored

Total number of goals scored by the team (Goals For).

Goal giving the lead

Goal scored when the score was level. For example, a goal scored when the score was 1-1.

GP

Matches played

Number of matches played by the team (Games Played).

Leading at Halftime

The team is winning at halftime.

LTN

Lost To Nil

Number of matches lost by the team without scoring any goal.

Non-crucial goal

Goal that neither leveled the score nor gave the lead to any team. For example, a goal scored when the score was 3-0. In that context, a team scored a non-crucial goal when the goal scored increased an existing lead, or decreased the opponent's existing lead.

Opening goal

The first goal scored in a match by any of the teams. The goal that brings the current score to either 1-0 or 0-1.

Opponents' equalizing rate

Percentage of times that the team conceded an equalizer goal, out of the number of times that the team took the lead.

PPG

Points Per Game

Total points picked up by a team divided by the number of matches played by the team.

SBH

Scored in Both Halves

Number of matches where the team have scored at least one goal in the first half and at least one goal in the second half.

Scoring rate

Percentage of matches where the team scored at least one goal.

Trailing at Halftime

The team is losing at halftime.

WTN

Won To Nil

Number of matches won by the team without conceding any goal.