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' James Collins '

Postby Forever Blue » Tue May 18, 2021 2:10 pm

' JAMES COLLINS '


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Released by Luton Town and having a medical at Cardiff City this week.

In terms of his general goal scoring the forward managed to fire in ten league goals in his 42 appearances and managed 13 in all competitions. That means he scored a goal every 214 minutes this term.

Collins also managed to average 1.6 shots per game for the Hatters this season in the Championship. That does suggest that he will manage to get himself at least one or two chances in front of goal per game that he plays.


The Luton striker also had a 23% goal conversion rate with his shots (BBC Sport), and that is the exact same goal conversion rate posted by Moore this term. Therefore, if Cardiff made enough chances for him he would find the back of the net on a regular basis it seems.

Yes most of Collins football has been in the lower leagues, but last season Collins scored 10 goals in 42 Championship appearances.


The near 31 year old linkup play with his teammates was efficient enough this season, with him having averaged 0.5 key passes per game and also recorded a 69% passing accuracy. That compares well with Moore, who managed to also average 0.5 key passes per game but had just a 50.3% passing accuracy (Whoscored.com).


While Collins was also able to average 16.3 passes per match for the Hatters in the Championship and won 2.6 aerial duels per match. That suggests he can be a useful option to hold the ball up and bring his teammates into the game.


In terms of his defensive contributions, Collins was able to average 0.5 tackles and 1.2 clearances per game in the Championship for Luton. Those are similar numbers to what Moore was producing for the Bluebirds in the league this term as well.


From this analysis of Collins’ stats from this season, it is clear that he could offer a lot of extra quality to the Bluebirds’ forward options. He is a player that can link the play up well at times, but he could improve this aspect of his game having only managed two assists this term.


He seems to be able to get off a decent enough number of shots per game, but that could be increased if he is given better service into the penalty area. The forward’s goal conversion rate is not too bad and allows him to reach the ten to 15 goal mark most seasons. However, that is something that he could improve on the training ground to become an even greater threat.



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Re: ' James Collins '

Postby Forever Blue » Tue May 18, 2021 2:15 pm

James Collins will be joining Cardiff City instead of Preston


According to the Northern Echo, Luton Town striker James Collins will not be signing for Preston this summer.

Instead, Collins is heading to Championship rivals Cardiff City on a free transfer, giving ‘verbal assurance’ that he will sign this summer.

Middlesbrough held talks last week and were hopeful of signing Collins, but the 30-year-old has picked Cardiff as his next destination. :thumbright: :bluebird:
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