Category: EFL Championship

Brentford FC

EFL Championship 2019/20: Brentford vs Barnsley – tactical analysis

The final matchday of the 2019/20 EFL Championship is here. No side has officially been relegated yet, and second place is still…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

EFL Championship 2019/20: Brentford vs Fulham – tactical analysis

The EFL Championship play-off final is widely regarded as the most expensive game in football, estimated to be worth £160 million. A…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

EFL Championship 2020/21: Brentford vs Preston North End – tactical analysis

Two clubs who have endured underwhelming starts to the season went head-to-head on Sunday, as Brentford hosted Preston North End. The much-fancied Bees, who…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

EFL Championship 2020/21: Sheffield Wednesday vs Brentford – tactical analysis

Sheffield Wednesday sunk to their second league defeat of the season, going down to a much-fancied Brentford side at Hillsborough. The Bees ran out…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

Brentford vs Bournemouth: How making the pitch wide proved too much for 10-man Cherries in EFL Championship Playoff 2nd leg – tactical analysis

The 2021-22 EFL Championship season ended with the last day drama where the relegation battle went down the wire with three teams…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

EFL Championship Playoff Final 2021 Preview: Brentford vs Swansea – tactical analysis

Brentford overthrew Bournemouth and Swansea ousted Barnsley to make the EFL Championship final. Thomas Frank’s side have to be noted down as…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

EFL Championship Playoffs Final 2020/21: How Brentford’s ‘blueprint’ saw them beat Swansea and secure promotion – tactical analysis

The 2020-21 EFL Championship playoffs final saw Brentford play against Swansea City at Wembley as both teams were aiming to get themselves…

July 16, 2021

Aston Villa FC

EFL Championship Play-offs 2018/19 Tactical Analysis: Aston Villa vs West Bromwich Albion

The EFL Championship play-offs threw up two very intriguing ties – Derby vs Leeds was always going to be a highlight following…

July 16, 2021

Aston Villa FC

EFL Championship Play-offs 2018/19 Tactical Analysis: West Bromwich Albion vs Aston Villa

Aston Villa moved one step closer to returning to the Premier League by beating Midlands rivals West Bromwich Albion on penalties at…

July 16, 2021

Aston Villa FC

EFL Championship Play-off Final 2018/19 Tactical Analysis: Aston Villa vs Derby County

The English football season had almost finished and all eyes were focused on Wembley Stadium, where the Championship play-off final was hosted.…

July 16, 2021

Analysis

EFL Championship 2020/21: Playoff semi-final 2nd legs – tactical analysis

Everybody knows how much is at stake when you are in the playoffs to earn your place in the Premier League. This…

May 21, 2021

Analysis

Could Harvey Elliott improve Liverpool FC in the Premier League 2021/22? – video

Our latest video by RDF Tactics, based on this piece for our magazine by Harshal Patel, takes a look at Harvey Elliott’s…

May 13, 2021

Analysis

Rapid Richards: The Reading left-back set to become the latest English export to Germany – scout report

Over the last few years, German football has emerged as the most attractive destination for young players from all over the world,…

April 21, 2021

Analysis

Barnsley lack quality – not intensity: why Valérien Ismaël is the right man for the job

Barnsley have recently come under media spotlight after their second contest of the season against Chelsea in the FA Cup. Their first…

February 24, 2021

Analysis

The relegation candidates who are the most intense pressers in the Championship

The English Championship was always a league stereotyped for its physicality and brute target men. It seemed that almost every team played…

February 24, 2021

Analysis

How Swansea City are defying all metrics en route to the Premier League

One of the strangest teams this season in terms of outperforming analytics is the Championship’s Swansea City. Without looking at their league…

February 5, 2021

Analysis

Analyzing past Premier League transfers with the new criteria – Would they have gone through?

Brexit means English football will start a deep change, starting with the signings its clubs will be able to make from January…

January 1, 2021

Data Analysis

English Football League: A data analysis highlighting the best strikers so far this season

With the increasing use of statistics in player recruitment, mainly being used as a complement to video analysis (the eye test), I…

November 21, 2020

Analysis

EFL Championship 2020/21: Reading vs Preston North End – tactical analysis

It’s fair to say Reading have defied all expectations with their start to the EFL Championship season. The Royals picked up 22 points from their…

November 6, 2020

Analysis

EFL Championship 2020/21: Bournemouth vs Derby County – tactical analysis

In the 9th game week of the 2020-21 EFL Championship, newly relegated Bournemouth hosted Wayne Rooney’s Derby County. The former Premier League…

November 2, 2020