match statistics

Contest performance data

Match statistics are numerical data recorded during a sporting contest—goals, shots, possession percentage, fouls, saves, and similar metrics.

These figures appear during broadcasts, in post-match analysis, and on sports websites: The match statistics showed they dominated possession but couldn't convert.

Also called match stats.

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