The group stage in numbers Germany outstanding ++ Ndoye one of the fastest ++ No one scored more than Ronaldo

The group stage of the European Championship is history. Before we move on to the round of 16, let's take a look at the statistics from the first three games.

Shots

Switzerland and Italy are virtually equal in terms of shots on goal. Host nation Germany showed the most firepower, scoring almost 20 goals per game.

Teams
1. Germany, 57
2. Portugal, 54
3. Turkey, 50
4. France, 49
5. Spain, 48
...
14. Italy, 33
18. Switzerland, 30

Among the individual players, Portugal's superstar Cristiano Ronaldo dominated with 12 shots ahead of a quintet with 10. However, Ronaldo did not score a single goal from his 12 shots. The most dangerous Swiss player is Dan Ndoye with 9 shots, while Italy midfielder Lorenzo Pellegrini is a prolific finisher.

Desperate goal scorers10 star strikers of the European Championship who have not yet earned this title

Players
1. Ronaldo (Portugal), 12
2. Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), 10
2. Kylian Mbappé (France), 10
2. Kai Havertz (Germany), 10
2. Aleksandar Mitrovic (Serbia), 10
2. Christian Eriksen (Denmark), 10
...
7. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland), 9
31. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Italy), 6

Passing accuracy

Germany is also at the top of the list when it comes to the percentage of passes that arrive. Switzerland is at the bottom with 83.3% accuracy. Italy achieved 88.7% and was therefore much more accurate.

1. Germany, 93%
2. Portugal, 90%
2. England, 90%
2. Spain, 90%
5. France, 89.7%
...
7. Italy, 88.7%
16. Switzerland, 83.3%

Spain's Dani Vivian is at the top of the list of players. He has only played one match (against Albania), in which he completed 83 of his 85 passes. Italy are in third place with Matteo Darmian, while the best Swiss player is unsurprisingly Manuel Akanji with 93%.

Players (only players with 50 passes or more)
1. Dani Vivian (Spain), 98%
2. Josip Sutalo (Croatia), 97.7%
3. Philipp Lienhart (Austria), 97.5%
3. Gernot Trauner (Austria), 97.5%
3. Matteo Darmian (Italy), 97.5%
...
55. Alessandro Bastoni (Italy), 94.3%
67. Nicolo Barella (Italy), 93.7%
76. Manuel Akanji (Switzerland), 93%

Ball possession

The third statistic and for the third time Germany is in first place. Namely in terms of ball possession. Italy has slightly over 50 percent, Switzerland slightly less.

1. Germany, 64.3%
1. Portugal, 64.3%
3. England, 59.7%
4. Belgium, 55.7%
5. Croatia, 55.3%
...
9. Italy 52.7%
16. Switzerland, 48%

Offside

Finally a statistic in which Switzerland, not Germany, is at the top. Unfortunately, it is the rather unflattering statistic of offside positions. Together with Hungary, Switzerland is top in this respect. Italy, on the other hand, were only in the forbidden zone four times. Pippo Inzaghi already beat that in the warm-up.

1. Switzerland, 9
1. Hungary, 9
3. Portugal, 8
3. Ukraine, 8
5. Belgium, 7
...
11. Italy, 4

Dribbling

Portugal, France and Spain are the three nations that dribble most frequently. Switzerland can be found in midfield, with Italy in second-last position. Our opponents in the round of 16 are therefore extremely hesitant when it comes to having the courage for 1-on-1 situations.

1. Portugal, 71
2. France, 67
3. Spain, 66
4. Georgia, 56
5. Turkey, 53
...
12. Switzerland, 37
23. Italy, 21

France's Ousmane Dembélé and Belgium's Jérémy Doku are two players who alone have more dribbles to their name than the entire Italian team. Switzerland's Dan Ndoye just made it into the top 5 with 16 dribbles in three games. Federico Chiesa is still the most confident of the Italians.

Player
1. Ousmane Dembélé (France), 22
1. Jérémy Doku (Belgium), 22
3. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia), 21
4. Jamal Musiala (Germany), 19
5. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland), 16
...
27. Federico Chiesa (Italy), 7
50. Breel Embolo (Switzerland), 5

Fouls committed

The Swiss are clearly no pushovers and committed 38 fouls in the three group games. Italy had to resort to unfair means 27 times. Austria committed the most fouls - which was obviously the right tactic. Our neighbors finished the tough group with France and Holland in first place.

1. Austria, 49
2. Spain, 46
3. Croatia, 46
4. Czech Republic, 42
5. Poland, 40
...
7. Switzerland, 38
20. Italy, 27

When it comes to the players, it is noticeable that Bologna players apparently like to help themselves with a foul. Both Stefan Posch in first place and the two Swiss players Dan Ndoye and Remo Freuler (both in joint third place) are under contract with Bologna.

Players:
1. Adam Cerin (Slovenia), 9
1. Stefan Posch (Austria), 9
3. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland), 8
3. Remo Freuler (Switzerland), 8
3. Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic), 8
3. Mikel Merino (Spain), 8
...
18. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland), 5
34. Davide Frattesi (Italy), 4

Fouls suffered

Italy gave out little but took a lot in the group stage. As many as 40 fouls were whistled against the Azzurri. Only France and England received more free kicks. Switzerland are in midfield.

1. France, 43
2. England, 41
3. Italy, 40
4. Hungary, 39
5. Scotland, 38
...
12. Switzerland, 31

Georgia's lively star Kvaratskhelia was fouled the most. Switzerland's Ndoye and Embolo were fouled 6 times each, the same number as Italy's Frattesi.

Player
1. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Georgia), 10
2. Maximilian Mittelstädt (Germany), 9
2. John McGinn (Scotland), 9
2. Roland Sallai (Hungary), 9
5. Harry Kane (England), 8
...
10. Dan Ndoye (Switzerland), 6
10. Breel Embolo (Switzerland), 6
10. Davide Frattesi (Italy), 6

Top speed

The fastest players in the tournament are all about nuances. Dan Ndoye is one of the Swiss footballers with the highest speed. The winger achieved a top speed of 35.6 km/h. Only the Slovenian Benjamin Sesko and the Romanian Valentin Mihaila were faster. The fastest Italian was Federico Chiesa, who was slightly faster than Manuel Akanji.

1. Benjamin Sesko (Slovenia), 35.9 km/h
2. Valentin Mihaila (Romania), 35.8 km/h
3.Dan Ndoye (Switzerland), 35.6km/h
4. Rasmus Hojlund (Denmark), 35.5 km/h
5. Rafael Leao (Portugal), 35.4 km/h
...
25th Federico Chiesa (Italy, 34.4 km/h)
30th Manuel Akanji (34.3 km/h)

Running distance

Albanian Ylber Ramadani covered the longest distance in the group stage. He covered a whopping 37.5 kilometers, 500 meters more than the Italian Nicolo Barella. The most diligent Swiss was Granit Xhaka with 35.1 kilometers.

1. Ylber Ramadani (Albania), 37.5 kilometers
2.Nicolo Barella (Italy), 37 kilometers
2. Tomas Soucek (Czech Republic), 37 kilometers
4. Kristjan Asllani (Albania), 36.1 kilometers
5. Andras Schäfer (Hungary), 35.9 kilometers
...
8. Granit Xhaka (Switzerland), 35.1 kilometers
10. Riccardo Calafiori (Italy), 34.8 kilometers
21. Michel Aebischer (Switzerland), 33.2 kilometers
21. Giovanni di Lorenzo (Italy), 33.2 kilometers