My previous post on substitutions at UEFA Euro 2012 drew a comment on Soccermetrics Research’s Facebook page that asked if I could control for the substitute’s position in my analysis. I was curious about the results myself, so here they are.Below is a table of the default positions of players who were substituted in and [...] Read more ›
I am way behind in cross posting my material to my own blog, so this update is nearly two weeks in coming. Over at the Transfer Price Index blog I posted an update to the all-time manager over and under performance versus the m£XIR model th… Read more ›
Five Aside breaks down MLS’ come-from-behind win against Chelsea. Read more ›
Five Aside breaks down MLS’ come-from-behind win against Chelsea. Read more ›
Preview of the MLS All-Star Game. Read more ›
Preview of the MLS All-Star Game. Read more ›
Just a quick followup to yesterday’s post regarding penalty shootouts, especially as it has attracted a large number of views and quite a few emails.To clarify, the claim that the team taking the first penalty automatically has a 60% chance of winning … Read more ›
According to Soccernomics, the most dramatic ten seconds of a penalty shootout occurs when the BBC are back in the studio and ITV are on a commercial break. Namely the coin toss. 60% of the time, the team that takes the first penalty of a shootout goes… Read more ›
It’s essential to return to old topics once more substantial quantity and quality of data becomes available. Tempting though it may be to sign off a subject in any field as fully understood, it is rarely the case and today’s conclusions should always b… Read more ›
Only a few days to go before the eagerly awaited Olympic football kicks off in London and elsewhere, featuring hybrid versions of top international sides such as Spain, Uruguay, Brazil and Great Britain. Sandwiched as it is between the end of the Euros… Read more ›
