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West Ham United's UEFA Europa Conference League campaign | By The Numbers

A statistical look back on West Ham United's run to the 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League (UECL) final.

The Irons have been almost perfect in their European campaign, winning 13 of 14 ties, including eleven out of 12 from the group stage onwards.

The numbers listed are from the group stage to semi-finals, due to a lack of available statistics from our play-off round win over Viborg FF in August...

 

12 Matches - The Hammers have faced opposition from Romania, Denmark, Belgium (twice), Cyprus and the Netherlands, in addition to facing Danish opponents in the play-off round.

11 Wins - West Ham United became the first team to win all six group-stage ties in the UECL.

27 Goals Scored - Only our final opponents ACF Fiorentina have scored more goals (36) since the start of the group stage.

12 Different Scorers - Michail Antonio, Saïd Benrahma, Craig Dawson, Emerson, Pablo Fornals, Danny Ings, Manuel Lanzini, Divin Mubama, Paquetá, Declan Rice, Gianluca Scamacca and Tomáš Souček all found the net during our run to the final.

A total of 31 different players have featured in West Ham United’s UEFA Europa Conference League campaign.
A total of 31 different players have featured in West Ham United’s UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, including the play-off round.

388 Attacks

169 Goal Attempts - We rank third in this category, with our fellow finalists ACF Fiorentina leading the way with 269, and KAA Gent ranking second with 176.

59 Goal Attempts on Target - Only ACF Fiorentina have had more goal attempts on target (93) than the Irons.

4 Hit Woodwork

Alphonse Areola has started all 14 UEFA Europa Conference League ties, keeping eight clean sheets.
Alphonse Areola has started all 14 UEFA Europa Conference League ties, keeping eight clean sheets.

50.42% Possession - By comparison, ACF Fiorentina have enjoyed 58.58% of the ball during their run.

5,262 Passes Completed - ACF Fiorentina have completed 6,341 passes.

84.34% Passing Accuracy - Declan Rice has completed 94.3%, or 382, of his 403 pass attempts!

59 Corners - ACF Fiorentina lead the way in this category, having taken 106 corners in the competition - 26 more than KAA Gent in second place.

Oliver Scarles was just 16 years, ten months and 22 days old when he made his UEFA Europa Conference League debut in a 3-0 group-stage win at FCSB in November.
Oliver Scarles was just 16 years, ten months and 22 days old when he made his UEFA Europa Conference League debut in a 3-0 group-stage win at FCSB in November.

6 Clean Sheets - In comparison, ACF Fiorentina have kept four clean sheets in the 14 ties they have played since the start of the group stage.

33 Goal Attempts on Target Conceded - Our Italian opponents have conceded 38 attempts on target.

7 Goals Conceded - ACF Fiorentina have conceded 16 goals since the start of the group stage, but the Italians have played two more ties than the Hammers in the knockout play-off round.

214 Clearances - Nayef Aguerd (30) and Angelo Ogbonna (29) lead in this category.

100 Tackles

Michail Antonio is West Ham United’s leading scorer in this season’s UEFA Europa Conference League with seven goals, including the play-off round.
Michail Antonio is West Ham United’s leading scorer in this season’s UEFA Europa Conference League with seven goals.

36 Blocks

26 Saves - All 26 were made by Alphonse Areola, the only goalkeeper to feature in our Conference League campaign. However, three others have been named in matchday squads - Łukasz Fabiański, Joseph Anang and Krisztián Hegyi.

540 Balls Recovered - Angelo Ogbonna (52) leads the way, ahead of Nayef Aguerd, Declan Rice (both 42), Vladimír Coufal (38), Aaron Cresswell (36) and Tomáš Souček (33).

26 Yellow Cards - In comparison, ACF Fiorentina players have been shown 37 yellow cards in their 14 ties.

0 Red Cards - ACF Fiorentina had one player sent-off during their run, Jonathan Ikoné in their 3-0 defeat at İstanbul Başakşehir on group stage matchday one.

 

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