In this second post of our trilogy on ball possession, we expand the analysis we started in the first part, digging into the build-up habits of the top European teams.… Ball possession in European football (part 2)
Mohamed Salah is the first Liverpool player to reach 30 goals in a season since Luis Suarez (2013/14). Nobody was expecting Salah to be able score 1 goal every 90… The evolution of Mohamed Salah
Nabil Fekir has been playing at his best this season. He has already scored 16 times in FL1 and twice in Europa League. The number of assists currently amounts to… The evolution of Nabil Fekir
This is part one of a trilogy of posts dedicated to the role of ball possession in football. In this post, we look at how ball possession is calculated and… Ball possession in European football (part 1)
Crossing is still very much used by the top European teams (18.6 per match, on average). However, we doubt the efficiency of such an attacking strategy. We calculate that only… Crossing: An effective strategy?
In our database, we notice, many of the best forwards have something in common: they were born in 1993. Kane, Dybala, Icardi, Lukaku, Fekir, Belotti and Batshuayi, inter alia. We… Top forwards were born in 1993
The recent history of Harry Kane’s performances is all about steady improvement. Since his first full season at Tottenham (2013/14), his key performance indicators (KPIs) are all on the rise: his… Kane: Right attitude, driving a constant improvement
Dybala has scored 50% of Juventus’s goals so far this year. His number of shots is 83% higher year-on-year and his goal conversion rate has almost doubled, to 22.2%. There… The evolution of Paulo Dybala
Unlike many, we do not consider Marco Verratti as the natural heir of Andrea Pirlo, as their stats highlight a very different playing style. Whilst Pirlo is a long-ball master… Pirlo & Verratti: Similar, but very different
The Trio scored 4 out of 5 PSG goals on their debut together Outstanding performance from Neymar Heatmaps highlight some positioning issues A very good debut for the Trident! Saturday… PSG: Analysis of the Trident’s first match
