I thought it would be fun to have a look at players that had great chemistry through the years. Specifically: which two players generated the highest average chance quality when one passed to the other to shoot?
Here’s the top 20 producers and consumers (10 shots assisted or more):
| Producer | Consumer | Shots | Chance Quality |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Suárez | Daniel Sturridge | 13 | 0.2253 |
| Gregory Van der Wiel | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 11 | 0.2138 |
| Franck Ribéry | Mario Mandzukic | 17 | 0.2026 |
| Luis Suárez | Neymar | 18 | 0.2015 |
| Theo Walcott | Olivier Giroud | 14 | 0.2009 |
| Pablo Zabaleta | Edin Dzeko | 11 | 0.2002 |
| Theo Walcott | Robin van Persie | 23 | 0.1998 |
| Lukasz Piszczek | Robert Lewandowski | 11 | 0.1975 |
| Vieirinha | Bas Dost | 12 | 0.1957 |
| Sofiane Feghouli | Paco Alcácer | 14 | 0.1934 |
| Daniel Sturridge | Luis Suárez | 12 | 0.1895 |
| Thomas Müller | Robert Lewandowski | 21 | 0.1883 |
| Jonathan Biabiany | Amauri | 14 | 0.1861 |
| David Alaba | Thomas Müller | 13 | 0.1859 |
| Gonzalo Higuaín | Cristiano Ronaldo | 14 | 0.1850 |
| Ryan Giggs | Javier Hernández | 16 | 0.1846 |
| Marcel Schäfer | Bas Dost | 11 | 0.1829 |
| Marcelo | Karim Benzema | 13 | 0.1824 |
| Gareth Bale | Cristiano Ronaldo | 47 | 0.1821 |
| Alexis Sánchez | Lionel Messi | 21 | 0.1816 |
But this is selfish – what about reciprocal relationships? These are the highest average pairings based on chance quality created for each other:
| Partnership | Shots | Chance Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Suárez | Daniel Sturridge | 25 | 0.2081 |
| Alexis Sánchez | Lionel Messi | 35 | 0.1731 |
| Thomas Müller | Mario Mandzukic | 22 | 0.1675 |
| Gareth Bale | Cristiano Ronaldo | 61 | 0.1664 |
| Luis Suárez | Neymar | 34 | 0.1657 |
| Theo Walcott | Robin van Persie | 39 | 0.1607 |
| Luis Suárez | Lionel Messi | 34 | 0.1574 |
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 33 | 0.1546 |
| De Marcos | Aduriz | 29 | 0.1512 |
| Aaron Ramsey | Olivier Giroud | 27 | 0.1506 |
| Sergio García | Christian Stuani | 43 | 0.1502 |
| Cesc Fàbregas | Alexis Sánchez | 24 | 0.1462 |
| Jérémy Menez | Zlatan Ibrahimovic | 31 | 0.1447 |
| Lionel Messi | Pedro | 53 | 0.1433 |
| Karim Benzema | Cristiano Ronaldo | 93 | 0.1418 |
| Juan Mata | Fernando Torres | 40 | 0.1414 |
| Gareth Bale | Karim Benzema | 36 | 0.1396 |
| Mario Götze | Robert Lewandowski | 41 | 0.1394 |
| José Callejón | Gonzalo Higuaín | 38 | 0.1385 |
| Raheem Sterling | Luis Suárez | 38 | 0.1383 |
The lesson you should take away from this? Even ignoring the biting and racist abuse, you really want Luis Suárez on your side.
Deep xG 
I have always been curious. Where do you get all your data and the process in which you create your articles? Also thanks for putting in the hard work.
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I believe their stats come from Opta. At least that is what it says on the top of their page
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