13 games seems to be a decent enough sample size, but I suppose also sensitive to small changes. I suspect you are right about MC… I seem to recall Chelsea had a similarly strong start to the 09/10 season. There might be some interesting extensions t… Read more ›
As a second installment in the “best of the decade” series, here are the decade’s best defensive teams in the English Premier League as measured by goals conceded per match. By far and away, Chelsea’s 04/05 squad conceded the fewest goals per match, at… Read more ›
A.: Sorry you’re disappointed. But at least it’s free. Read more ›
Daniel: chances are, Man City won’t be able to sustain the pace they’re on: http://onfooty.com/2011/11/goal-glut-november-update.html Read more ›
Just based on GPG average? Hmm, I was expecting a more thorough analysis. The goals scored can be misleading. Read more ›
Fantastic! By my calculations Man City is currently sitting around 3.3 goals per game. There might be some fall-off as the season continues (though looking at current goals per game for Arsenal, Man United and Chelsea it looks like 13 games may be a go… Read more ›
Each Premier League season 20 clubs field teams to contest the league. So over the course of a decade, 200 teams (20 clubs * 10 seasons) have competed for the championship in England’s top tier of football. One things fans love to debate is who’s been … Read more ›
Rob Carroll, who operates a performance analyst site called The Video Analyst, has written a very detailed two-part summary of the Sports Analytics conference that was held in Manchester a couple of weeks ago. Part One is available here and Part Two … Read more ›
Rob Carroll, who operates a performance analyst site called The Video Analyst, has written a very detailed two-part summary of the Sports Analytics conference that was held in Manchester a couple of weeks ago. Part One is available here and Part Two is here. Highlights of the conference were presentations by Bill Gerrard on evidence-based coaching, the Manchester City performance department on the use of analysis in a major football club, and an interview with Oakland A’s GM Billy Beane. It’s well worth your time to read both parts and follow the links therein. Hat tip to the Sport Technologist… Read more ›
There was an interesting article this morning on Soccernet about Robin Van Persie being in the “injury red zone”. Hyperbole aside, it raises the point that Arsenal have had the luxury of playing Van Persie in every league match so far (starting 12 of 13) but will have to manage his workload a little more [...] Read more ›
