Total shots — modelling a player's shot volume for the bet builder
Total shots (all attempts, on or off target) is a higher-volume cousin of shots on target, so the lines run 1+, 2+ and 3+. SharpXI models each line from a player's underlying shot rate and the opponent's tendency to concede shots.
How SharpXI models it
Same engine as shots on target: a recency-weighted per-90 rate, empirical-Bayes shrinkage for small samples, minutes scaling, an opponent concede-factor, and a Negative Binomial for P(shots ≥ line). The price is compared as offered — shots are quoted one side only, so the margin stays in it.
Go deeper: How we model shot volume
Where the value tends to sit
Because volume is higher, the distribution is wider — a forward who takes lots of speculative efforts can be strong value at 2+ or 3+ even when 1+ is short.
Scottish Premiership — how this market behaves
Across 1,171 graded Scottish Premiership predictions from the 26/27 season, a player recorded 1+ shot in 54.7% of appearances. SharpXI's model beat that base rate by 18.8% here, against UEFA Champions League 25.6%, La Liga 24.9%, UEFA Europa League 23.1%, Premier League 21.4%, Bundesliga 21.2%, Ligue 1 20.8%, Championship 19.7%, Serie A 19.5%, UEFA Nations League 17.2% and EFL Cup 16.2%
Scottish Premiership leaders this season
In the 26/27 Scottish Premiership season, Djeidi Gassama (Rangers) leads for total shots at 4.87 per 90, ahead of Cláudio Braga (4.40) and Daniel Bennie (4.13). Rates are per 90 minutes, minimum 450 played, from completed matches.
Per-90 rates across the league (26/27 season, minimum 450 minutes) — the players whose underlying numbers drive this market.
| Player | Team | Per 90 | 1+ hit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djeidi Gassama | Rangers | 4.87 | 100% |
| Cláudio Braga | Heart of Midlothian | 4.40 | 88% |
| Daniel Bennie | Dundee United | 4.13 | 75% |
| Camilo Durán | Celtic | 3.73 | 62% |
| Alex Lowry | Motherwell | 3.53 | 88% |
| Ryan Don Naderi | Rangers | 3.32 | 86% |
| Jesse Randall | Dundee United | 3.02 | 88% |
| Josh Mulligan | Hibernian | 2.94 | 100% |
| Josh McPake | Heart of Midlothian | 2.91 | 100% |
| Benjamin Nygren | Celtic | 2.87 | 75% |
| Tawanda Maswanhise | Motherwell | 2.73 | 62% |
| Joe Westley | Dundee FC | 2.69 | 86% |
Frequently asked
Does total shots include blocked shots?
It follows the match-data provider's definition of a player's total shots, which includes attempts that are on target, off target and, per the source, blocked.
Why are there three lines for total shots?
Shot volume is high enough that 1+, 2+ and 3+ are all live markets. SharpXI models the probability of each independently rather than assuming a fixed relationship.
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