Category: Data Analysis

Analysis

Finding the best players in Brazilian Série A – data analysis

Brazil has always been known for its ability to produce football players that will later be superstars in Europe. This season is…

April 17, 2020

Data Analysis

Finding the best outside-backs at Real Madrid – data analysis

Last week, we looked at Achraf Hakimi, the Real Madrid right-winger who’s on loan with Borussia Dortmund. He’s emerged as a leading…

April 14, 2020

Austrian Bundesliga

Finding the best defensive midfielders of Austria – data analysis

This will be the third piece of my series in which I use data to find the best Austrian players for several…

April 13, 2020

Data Analysis

Are defensive statistics useless? – data analysis

For every game of football played, thousands of statistics and metrics are obtained. Analysis companies from all over the world monitor the…

April 12, 2020

Austrian Bundesliga

Finding the best full-backs of Austria – data analysis

Last week the first data analysis of this series got published in which I looked at the most interesting Austrian centre-backs. In…

April 8, 2020

Data Analysis

Data Analysis: Recruiting from the second tier – Central Midfielders

This is the second part of a three-part series that I am currently writing looking at recruitment from the second tiers of…

April 6, 2020

Austrian Bundesliga

Austria 2019/20: Finding the best centre-backs – data analysis

Within the last couple of years, RB Salzburg made a name for themselves as they sold several talents to clubs across Europe.…

April 6, 2020

Data Analysis

Major League Soccer 2019: Statistically Best Players – data analysis

2020 was destined to be a great year in football with the Champions League matches getting more refined and the lieu for…

April 6, 2020

Analysis

Data Analysis: Physical demands in football

Football is a highly demanding sport in terms of the physical demands. Whereas other sports often afford either more dynamism and pace…

April 4, 2020

Analysis

Tokyo Summer Olympics 2021: Scouting Team GB’s goalkeepers’ using data – data analysis

This article is a continuation of the data analysis series between Matt Dorman and I on finding Team GB’s 18-person squad using…

April 3, 2020

Austrian Bundesliga

Austria’s Second Division 2019/20: Scouting young talents – data analysis

Within the last couple of years, the Austrian Bundesliga became a place where young talents gained experience and developed their skills to…

March 27, 2020

Data Analysis

Data Analysis – James Maddison or Jack Grealish: England’s next playmaker

This Premier League season has seen the rise of two young, English playmakers driving forward their teams in the league. Both James…

March 26, 2020

Data Analysis

Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020: Scouting Team GB’s wide defenders using data – data analysis

This article is part of the data analysis series focusing on Team GBs women’s soccer Tokyo 2020 Olympic roster. Considering the recent…

March 25, 2020

Data Analysis

Data Analysis: Recruiting from the second tier – Central Defenders

With no football currently being played and no sign of domestic or European football resuming we are likely to see entire coaching…

March 23, 2020

Data Analysis

Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020: Scouting Team GB’s centre-back’s using data – data analysis

With the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020 scheduled for July, Great Britain will be participating along with 11 other teams. What makes it…

March 22, 2020

Bundesliga

Bundesliga 2019/20: U23 Players Attacking Contribution – Data Analysis

Over the years, the Bundesliga has earned its reputation as a go-to league for young players looking to take the next step…

March 20, 2020

Austrian Bundesliga

Austrian Bundesliga 2019/20: Using data to find a new left-back for RB Salzburg – data analysis

RB Salzburg were in the last years clearly the dominant force in Austria as they won the Austrian Bundesliga every year since…

March 20, 2020

Data Analysis

Tokyo Summer Olympics 2020: Scouting Team GB’s wide forwards using data – scout report

The Olympic Games is a quadrennial event and will be held this summer, 2020, in Tokyo, Japan. The creation of the Olympic…

March 20, 2020

Data Analysis

Leicester City’s Tactical Insights Conference

Last week I was fortunate enough to attend the Leicester City Tactical Insights conference at the King Power Stadium, on behalf of…

February 29, 2020

Data Analysis

Data Analysis – Scouting Croatia, Poland and Czech Republic

For those of you that have been following this series of data analysis pieces that I have been writing you will already…

February 18, 2020