I thought that it was about time I took another look at how each of the League 1 clubs are performing using my scatter graphics. These are explained here if you haven’t seen them before.

Shot dominance

First of all, here is how the number of shots taken by each club compares with those they face in return. The average number of shots taken per match is on the horizontal and the average number faced is on the vertical, so bottom right (take plenty, allow few in return) is good while top left (take few, allow plenty) is bad:

The shots are flying in at both ends in Peterborough matches, where there have been an average of just over 28 efforts per match compared with fewer than 19 in games involving Bradford.

Only Blackpool and Crewe have allowed opponents more efforts than the Posh, but both have carved out far fewer of their own.

Burton look to have taken promotion in their stride and look capable of securing another one, having dominated their games so far this season.

Attacking effectiveness

Now let’s look at attacking alone. The horizontal axis stays the same as in the graphic above, but now the vertical shows the average number of shots needed to score each league goal. Therefore bottom right is good (taking lots of shots and needing fewer efforts to convert) and top left is bad:

They may be racking up an impressive number of chances but Burton have been the division’s most profligate side in front of goal. The average club has required nearly six fewer attempts to find the net, with the most clinical side – fellow promotion-winners Bury – requiring fewer than half as many.

Despite firing in a respectable number of efforts, struggling Doncaster have also found it difficult to convert them. While Crewe have created far fewer overall, they’ve been relatively competent at making their chances count.

Defensive effectiveness

Finally let’s look at the defensive situation – basically take the above chart and replace the word “taken” for “faced” on both axes. Now top left is good – facing fewer shots and able to soak up more per goal conceded – and bottom right is bad:

While Burton‘s attack hasn’t gotten everything right, their defence is performing very well: allowing opponents fewer chances than anyone else and soaking up plenty for each goal conceded.

Southend and Blackpool have been relying on their ability to stop shots going in rather than preventing them from happening in the first place.

Swindon‘s defence is worrying – most underperforming defences have been able to restrict either the number of chances they face or the percentage that find the net, but the Robins have been sub-par at both.