Reading the game through data since 2017.
When football analytics was still a niche, we were already publishing it. Here our data scientists share original metrics like Gegenpressing Intensity and AERO, league previews, scouting reports and the validation studies behind XSEED: the story of football intelligence, told as it happened.
Harry Kane, Ballon d'Or 2026 winner: why the data says nobody finished better
73 goals in 65 matches for Bayern and England, and the best finishing in Europe by a distance. The season of the 70th Ballon d'Or winner, through SICS Atlas data.
The Ballon d'Or 2026 snubs: Doué, Raphinha and Enzo Fernández through the lens of xValue
Every shortlist leaves someone out. We ran the 2025/26 season through xValue, Soccerment's new event-value metric, to test the three biggest omissions of the 70th Ballon d'Or.
Introducing xValue
A new metric that puts a number on every on-ball event, in attack and in defence: how much it changed the team's chances of scoring, minus its chances of conceding, over the next 30 seconds of play.
New Benches, New Ideas: Iraola's Liverpool Meet Maresca's City
Liverpool host Manchester City at Anfield on Sunday 11 October, the first Premier League fixture after the international break.
How Europe’s National Teams Are Starting the New Cycle
Ten European national squads compared at the start of the new cycle: where players play, age, market value, uncapped call-ups and Italy's new faces.
More Football in the Same Ninety Minutes: Effective Time After the New Rules
After two editions spent on the transfer market, we return to the pitch.
Scouting Europe's Transfer Needs
Two weeks ago we looked at calciomercato through an Italian lens, focusing on Juventus, Inter and Milan.
Inside Serie A's Frozen Market
This time we're turning to calciomercato, right in the busiest stretch of the summer transfer window.
Six Talents for the World Cup
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off yesterday in Mexico City, launching an expanded 48-team tournament across three host nations.
Reading the 2025/26 Season Through xPoints
The five domestic leagues that matter most in European football have now concluded.
Scouting the Eredivisie: Six Names for the Summer
The Eredivisie has long been one of European football's most reliable sources of young talent.
Serie A's Defensive Identity: Strength or Liability?
For those of us who follow Italian football closely, the debate has become hard to ignore.
