Category: Analysis
Why Football’s Hidden Playmakers Deserve More Recognition
The focus when talking about the best creators in football is on goals and assists. But an attack is usually mounted a step ahead, for example with a [...]
The Rise Of Data-Driven Scouting In Modern Football Analysis
Football scouting used to rely on a trained eye, a notebook and a gut feeling formed over ninety minutes in a cold stand. That world hasn't disappeare [...]
The Analytics Arms Race: How Expected Data and Player Performance Metrics are Reshaping Football
Modern football clubs compete for far more than points and trophies, as information has become one of the sport's most valuable assets. Today, recruit [...]
Analyzing the Role of Data Analytics in English Premier League Team Strategies
Picture yourself as a manager in the English Premier League, steering through a sea of numbers and statistics that hold the key to triumph on the pitc [...]
Esquerdinha: QPR’s Exciting Left Field Signing
By Tom Robinson.
QPR’s signing of Joao Henrique - better known as Esquerdinha - in January might not have turned many heads at the time but, for an [...]
Al Ahly vs Al Hilal SC: CAF Champions League Data And Tactical Analysis
By Deolu Akigbade with Fasheun-motesho Oluwafolajinmi.
Al Ahly, the proclaimed “club of the century”, the team with over 45 titles to its name and [...]
CHAN 2022: The Importance Of The African Nations Championship
By Deolu Akingbade.
October 19, 2019. In Agege Stadium, the Super Eagles struggle to score an extra goal against Togo. It will decide which team wi [...]
Isaac Boehmer Makes An Instant Impact At Vancouver
By Mike Rice.
Isaac Boehmer was the star of the show when he made his first MLS start against Portland Timbers last week, adding his name to an inc [...]
Is Possession Overrated In MLS?
By Mike Rice.
It doesn’t take long to get the ball from one end of the pitch to the other. The speed and technical ability of players enables coach [...]
In Defence Of FIFA’s Proposed Rule Changes
By Tom Caldwell.
Several months ago, football’s 'dystopian' governing body FIFA began to trial five major changes to the rules of football which 's [...]