Europa Conference League Group Stage Overview

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We have reached the end of the 2022/23 Europa Conference League group stage. The final round of matches was completed on the 3rd of November and we know the teams who have progressed to the knockout stages.

There were 370 matches played in total during the group stages of the Europa Conference League and 173 of the games ended in a home win.

113 of the fixtures finished with an away win and 84 of the games ended in a draw. 1-0 was the most popular final score in Europa Conference League group games this season and there were 927 goals in total across the 370 fixtures, at an average of 2.51 goals per game.

59% of the goals were scored by the home team and 41% of the goals were scored by the away team.

West Ham United were the most successful club in the Europa Conference League group stage as they finished with a 100% record. Djurgårdens IF enjoyed a good campaign as they finished on 16 points and were undefeated in their group, while AZ Alkmaar won 5 of their 6 matches to finish on 15 points.

Every club in the competition managed to pick up points this season but the worst performing teams were Rigas Futbola skola, Austria Wien, FCSB, Shamrock Rovers, and FC Vaduz, who all finished bottom of their groups on 2 points.

In terms of the most exciting teams to watch in the Europa Conference League, Istanbul Basaksehir, Fiorentina, and Villarreal CF all finished with 14 goals scored.

West Ham United scored 13 goals in their 6 matches, with Silkeborg IF, who were in the same group as West Ham United, scoring 12 goals. Istanbul Basaksehir and West Ham United also feature as teams with the best defensive record having conceded only 3 and 4 goals, respectively.

Of the teams that really struggled in the group stages of Europa League, Shamrock Rovers managed to find the back of the net only once in their 6 games.

Rigas Futbola skola and Austria Wien scored only 2 goals while FCSB struggled defensively, conceding 18 goals at an average of 3 goals per match.

Looking at individual player performances and Artem Dovbyk of Dnipro-1 leads the way in the top goal scorers chart having scored 5 goals in the group stage of the Europa Conference League.

José Luis Morales, Luka Jović, Aleksandar Čavrić, Álex Baena, Michał Skóraś, Mikael Ishak, and Fousseni Diabaté all scored 4 goals. Christian Kouamé of Fiorentina was the most creative player having assisted 5 goals, with Magnus Eriksson and Giorgi Chakvetadze both having claimed 4 assists.

There were many exciting games in the Europa Conference League group stage but the standout matches were between Djurgårdens IF of Sweden and Molde of Norway. Djurgårdens IF won the match in Sweden 3-2 thanks to a 91st minute winner and they came back from 2-0 down in Norway to win 3-2.

Another thrilling match was between Sivasspor and Ballkani, with the latter being 3-1 up before conceding 2 goals, including a 91st minute equaliser only to score the winner 3 minutes later.