Below you will find example sentences with "goals per". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.
Goals Per in a sentence
Corpus data
- Displayed example sentences: 20
- Discovered as a combination around: goals
- Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
- Phrase length: 2 words
- Average sentence length: 26.1 words
Sentence profile
- Phrase position: 3 start, 10 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis
- The phrase "goals per" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 26.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
- Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as 2 18 goals per game which, 2 21 goals per game on, game, average and season stand out.
- In the phrase index, this combination connects with per cent, per share, per hour, two goals, four goals and five goals, linking the page to nearby combinations.
Example types with goals per
This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:
Schierhorn has allowed nine goals and 2.21 goals per game on the season. (14 words)
Vancouver allows 2.7 goals per game (221 total), the fifth-fewest in the league. (15 words)
Their 2.57 goals per game in January are their lowest in any month this season. (16 words)
The Lightning – who led the league in goals per game at 3.50 entering Thursday – used three goals in the second to send the Flyers into the break on a loss and leave them in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. (46 words)
A rough rule of thumb over football history is that nine shots equal a goal: United in effect are giving away almost 2.5 goals per game, and yet in those 14 games they’re leaking an average of just 1.71. (42 words)
The Cardinal have recorded 29 goals over the course of the season, with an average of 2.64 goals per game, all the while only allowing their opponents to score seven goals total. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
The Cardinal have recorded 29 goals over the course of the season, with an average of 2.64 goals per game, all the while only allowing their opponents to score seven goals total.
The team has struggled offensively, averaging 2.18 goals per game which is last in the league, no Kings player has reached double-digits in goals – Dustin Brown is tops with nine goals.
The numbers reflect their efforts, as the scored 1.63 more goals per game and gave up 1.4 less goals per game compared to their sophomore season counterparts.
The Avalanche rank seventh in the NHL in offence, scoring an average of 3.43 goals per game, and 23rd in defence, allowing an average of 3.18 goals per game.
The Lightning rank No. 1 in offence in the NHL, scoring an average of 3.56 goals per game, and rank eighth in defence, allowing an average of 2.66 goals per game.
The Montreal, Quebec native has averaged 2.98 goals allowed per game, while Jordan Harris, her competition, has conceded an average of 2.39 goals per game.
The Ducks rank 31st out of 32 teams in power-play conversion and are last in goals scored and goals per game.
After only scoring four goals in the seeding round, the Stars upped their average to 3.5 goals per game in the Calgary series and 4.0 GPG against Colorado.
Particularly shocking is their 19th place ranking in Goals For with just 2.85 goals per game.
It was the sixth-most expected goals that any team has had during this World Cup; the five teams above Germany averaged 3.6 goals per game.
Schierhorn has allowed nine goals and 2.21 goals per game on the season.
The Lightning – who led the league in goals per game at 3.50 entering Thursday – used three goals in the second to send the Flyers into the break on a loss and leave them in the middle of the pack in the Eastern Conference playoff standings.
Top goalscorers Goalscorers with an equal number of goals are ranked with the highest to lowest goals per game ratio.
The Canucks scored 3.4 goals per game last season while giving up 2.7 per game.
As per Natural Stat Trick, the club 6th in the league at 4v5, allowing 5.89 goals per 60 minutes.
Coming off the back of a 17-point frenzy, Watkins faces a Nottingham Forest side that concede an average of just under 2.5 goals per away match.
Ohio State has not had the same trouble scoring this year, averaging 3.50 goals per game coming into the weekend.
Their 2.57 goals per game in January are their lowest in any month this season.
A rough rule of thumb over football history is that nine shots equal a goal: United in effect are giving away almost 2.5 goals per game, and yet in those 14 games they’re leaking an average of just 1.71.
Vancouver allows 2.7 goals per game (221 total), the fifth-fewest in the league.