Zero Long Range Goals (scored or conceded)
I thought I'd record the screenshots of 16 Online Season games and have Chat GPT analyse the goals score in relation to distance. How many inside the box, how many outside. If there were any long range screamers, or were they all sweaty cut backs.
The results were pretty conclusive:
Dataset and Methodology
- Matches analysed: 16 (Online Seasons, human opponents)
- Screenshots analysed: 31 (multiple statistical views consolidated per match)
- Total goals: 78 (39 scored by me, 39 conceded)
- Spatial reference: 18-yard penalty area
- Classification method: goal-location markers displayed on EA FC 26 shot maps
All goals recorded within this dataset (100%) were scored from inside the 18-yard box. I did not observe any goals originating from outside the penalty area, including long-range attempts beyond the box boundary.
Note: I did purposely try my best in the majority of these games to score from range!
EA did respond and were quite helpful. I'm hoping too that this may have had some influence over this latest update.
As of yesterday, I have noticed from the new update an improvement on long range shooting, feels more responsive, and less error prone when using long range shooters such as Valverde. I'm still yet to score a long range goal though and I am still searching for that "Get in there" moment playing this game.
Just to premise this, I do not want long range shooting to be 'easy'. I want to work for these rare beauties, but it's important they're not as rare as unicorn tears either! The search continues....
Cheers all
Kiraldo