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Shooting stars of the MLS

Apr 1, 2017soccerlogicshot statistics, Soccer analytics, Sports Analytics, Uncategorized

Introduction With the 2017 MLS season approaching, I am going to take a look at last year (2016-17 season) results and in particular at the attacking effectiveness of Teams and Players. One way to measure this is to compute the percentage (%) of Shots that...

Analytics first, sport second

Apr 15, 2016soccerlogicSoccer analytics, Sports Analytics, Uncategorized

This blog was written to fulfill a promise made to Ravi (@Scribblr_42) in a tweet back in February to explain why I strongly disagreed with a statement by Dean Oliver (@DeanO_Lytics) at the Opta Forum (http://bit.ly/1Uw5DCO) last February, and that Ravi...

Are defences dominating this World Cup?

Jul 8, 2014soccerlogicSoccer analytics, Sports Analytics, Uncategorized

Attacking teams sell tickets, but defensive ones win games. So far, the 2014 World Cup is not the exception, especially considering that after the fireworks of the group stage, knockout clashes have resulted in many draws, and a dearth of goals, with only five...

Analytic insights and dubious corners stats

May 6, 2014soccerlogicSoccer analytics, Sports Analytics, Uncategorized

Does Manchester City’s much publicised analytic insight on corners stands up to scrutiny? There are reasons to doubt it! Corners are one of the key moments in a match that grab fans’ attention. There is always high expectation that a corner will...

Balls and Runs – an attempt to Cricket analytics

Aug 2, 2013soccerlogicSports Analytics, Uncategorized

Having a rest from football, and since the battle for the Ashes is on (England – Summer 2013), I have turned my attention to cricket. Australia’s bowlers have been criticised by their lack of success, especially in the 2nd Test at Lords. ...

Points table vs. Performance table – take your pick

May 25, 2013soccerlogicSoccer analytics, Sports Analytics, Uncategorized

Continuing my analysis of the MCFC Analytics project data for the 2012 EPL season, in this post I try to give an answer to a much debated argument among fans, namely: does the number of points gained by a team at the end of the season, and therefore its position...

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