Category: Match Analysis

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: How England took away Sweden’s biggest threat

England’s World Cup adventure came to an end with a semi-final defeat to Croatia, but their performance at 2018’s finals was worthy…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Denmark vs Australia

A win against Australia would have been enough for Denmark to go through the round-of-16 but it wasn’t here that they progressed…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Senegal vs Colombia

The final game in group H for both these sides saw the group finely poised, with both teams able to qualify for…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Nigeria vs Argentina

It’s safe to say neither team has had a fantastic World Cup, with Argentina only picking up a single point in their…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Panama vs Tunisia

Both teams were already ruled out of qualifying for the knockout rounds, so this was essentially a dead rubber match. Both teams…

January 25, 2020

FIFA World Cup 2018

FIFA World Cup 2018: Poland vs Colombia

Both teams were hoping to bounce back from surprise losses in their opening games, with Poland losing 2-1 to Senegal and Colombia…

January 25, 2020

EFL Cup

English League Cup 2019/20: Oxford United vs Manchester City – tactical analysis

The midweek fixtures in this week were not continental competitions, instead, they were the English Football League Cup, also sponsored as the…

January 25, 2020

Ligue 1

Coupe de la Ligue 2019/20: Reims vs Paris Saint-Germain – tactical analysis

No surprises in Reims vs Paris Saint-Germain as the visitors brought home a comfortable 3-0 victory in the semi-final of Coupe de…

January 25, 2020

Europa League

UEFA Europa League 2018/2019: FC Red Bull Salzburg vs RB Leipzig

Two months have passed since the first Red Bull Derby in the UEFA Europa League. RB Leipzig and FC Red Bull Salzburg…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

Why Valencia were too seasoned for Krasnodar in the Europa League

Valencia hosted Krasnodar in the round 16 of the Europa League in the first of a two-legged tie. They have been displaying…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

How Benfica overpowered Dinamo Zagreb’s siege mentality to march into the Europa League quarter-finals

The Blue dream has come to its conclusion. Dinamo Zagreb tried as much as they possibly could have, but at the end…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

UEFA Europa League 2019/20: FC Flora vs Eintracht Frankfurt – tactical analysis

In the early rounds of the UEFA Europa League qualifiers, Eintracht Frankfurt were looking to start their season in the right way,…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

Europa League 2019/20: Braga vs Spartak Moscow

Portuguese side Braga will take a 1-0 lead with them to Russia after a convincing victory at home to Spartak Moscow in…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

UEFA Europa League play-off: Torino vs Wolverhampton Wanderers – tactical analysis

European competition was heading to its final qualifying stages and that means the group stages are edging near us. On Thursday night,…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

UEFA Europa League 2019/20: RCD Espanyol vs Stjarnan – Tactical analysis

Espanyol is the first Spanish team to start their European campaign as they welcomed the Iceland club Stjarnan. They were one of…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

UEFA Europa League 2019/20: Espanyol vs Ferencvaros – tactical analysis

After long years of absence from the international competitions, both Espanyol and Ferencvaros returned to it with the group stages of UEFA…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

UEFA Europa League 2019/20: Eindhoven vs Sporting – tactical analysis

The first match-week of this year’s UEFA Europa League provided some interesting games and among them a great clash between PSV Eindhoven…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

UEFA Europa League 2019/20: Borussia Mönchengladbach vs Wolfsberger – Tactical Analysis

After two thrilling nights of Champions League football, our attention was turned towards the Europa League. The competition also made its comeback…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

UEFA Europa League 2019/20: AZ Alkmaar vs Manchester United – tactical analysis

Fresh after their 2-0 win at home against Heracles, AZ Alkmaar faced Manchester United in their latest UEFA Europa League clash on…

January 24, 2020

Europa League

UEFA Europa League 2019/20: Astana vs Manchester United – tactical analysis

Astana went into this match already knowing they would not advance to the next stages of the competition, having not being able…

January 24, 2020