24 games have been played at the European Football Championship in England. An Englishwoman tops the list of scorers, Austria runs more than any other team – and Germany has committed the most fouls. The preliminary round in numbers.
Goals, goals, goals
A total of 78 goals were scored in the preliminary round. This results in an average of 3.25 goals per game and a clear plus compared to the European Championship 2017: At that time only 53 goals were scored in the preliminary round. England’s 14 group stage goals and ‘lioness’ Beth Mead’s five in three games also set a record. With DFB captain Alexandra Popp, Mead is also the first player to be successful in all three group games.
Scorer Queen Beth Mead
England attacking player Beth Mead leads the scorers list with five goals. She also collected three assists – also best. Of course, eight scorer points also mean first place.
Running miracle Austria
Germany’s opponents in the quarter-finals are the strongest-running team in this tournament. Team Austria covered a total of 344 km in their three games. Emmi Alanen from Finland leads the individual classification with 36.3 km.
Sveindís Jónsdóttir in the fast lane
The Icelander, who storms for VfL Wolfsburg, is the fastest player at this European Championship so far with a measured speed of 31.7 km/h. Jónsdóttir’s future club colleague Jule Brand is fourth in this ranking at 30.6 km/h.
Always full of commitment: Kosovare Asllani
The Swedish attacker committed eight fouls, but was fouled just as often herself – both maximum values. In the category “fouls committed” she shares first place with Germany’s “six” Lena Oberdorf.
Most fouls: Germany
So far, the DFB team has impressed with good football, but also with fighting spirit. This is reflected in the statistics. Germany committed a foul 36 times – more than any other team. England (16) got by with the fewest.
Run on EM tickets
More spectators than ever before have followed the games at the 13th European Football Championship for Women. UEFA announced that 369,314 tickets were sold for the group stage alone. That’s an average of 15,300 in 24 games. It has long been clear that the attendance record for an entire European Championship will be surpassed. The brand stood at 240,055 from 2017 in the Netherlands.
Records also on Instagram & Co.
The enthusiasm is also reflected on UEFA’s social media channels: compared to 2017, the number of followers on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat has more than quadrupled since the start of the tournament.