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Why I decided to look this up
Right after yesterday’s Austria vs France match ended, man, I was itching to see detailed stats. My group chat was blowing up with debates about possession percentages and foul counts, but nobody had actual numbers. That’s when I thought – why not find reliable online sources myself?
How I started searching
First thing I did was type “Austria France football stats” straight into the search bar. Big mistake. Got flooded with betting sites and pre-match predictions instead of real-time stats. Even filtered by past 24 hours but those darn pre-game analyses kept popping up like weeds.
Then I remembered that official federation sites usually post match reports quickly. Went to Austria’s football fed page first, but their English section was buried under German content. Spent 15 minutes clicking through navigation menus before realizing their stats page hadn’t refreshed since yesterday morning. Total waste of time.
Changing my approach
Pulled out my phone thinking mobile apps might work better. Loaded five different sports apps I had installed:
- The first three showed basic scores but no detailed stats
- The fourth kept crashing when I selected the match
- The fifth demanded payment for “premium statistics”
Getting seriously frustrated at this point. Thought about checking fan forums but knew those would be full of rumors instead of cold hard numbers.
Finally struck gold
Then it hit me – what about those sites that specialize in football data? Tried two different ones that popped up in suggestions. The first one looked perfect until I noticed their “live” stats were actually from 2022 tournaments. Come on now!
The second site though? Jackpot. Clean interface with categories like:
- Exact pass completion rates for each team
- Distance covered per player heatmaps
- Shot accuracy percentages broken down by half
Bookmarked it immediately before they could ask for registration. Still had to dig through three sub-menus to find the Austria-France page, but when I did – pure gold. Even had those minute-by-minute possession charts people argue about.
My takeaway
Turns out finding match stats is way harder than it should be. Most places either hide the good stuff behind paywalls or just reuse old templates. But persistence pays off – now I’ve got my go-to source booked for next month’s rematch. Funny how you can watch ninety minutes of football live but spend another hour hunting for what actually happened.