A skillful winger with an eye for goal, Rodrygo has just under 100 professional appearances and a debut with the Seleçao on …
Pedri has quickly established himself as a regular starter for FC Barcelona, no easy feat for an 18-year-old coming from the Segunda …
There is a reason why the 17-year-old Jude Bellingham is already getting regular playing time at Borussia Dortmund and has debuted with …
Mason Greenwood’s impact at Manchester United has been as rapid and unpredictable as he is on the pitch. His impressive 2019/20 campaign …
Myron Boadu, soon to turn 20, is one of the best examples of a modern ‘poacher’, a forward with an extreme focus …
Although he has only recently started playing regularly, it is clear what type of player Curtis Jones is. He exploded into Liverpool’s …
Harvey Elliott, a very skilled attacking midfielder, is impressing in his loan spell with Blackburn, where he continues to hone his talents …
Jérémy Doku is one of the wonderkids with the most room for improvement, in our view. The 18 year-old winger has already …
Florian Wirtz has all the credentials to become one of the top attacking midfielders in Europe, in our view. Technically gifted, Wirtz’s …
Already on the shortlists of many of Europe’s top clubs, Eduardo Camavinga showcases uncommon maturity, confidence and composure, all qualities that he …
La Juventus è una delle squadre più interessanti in Europa in questa stagione. La ragione principale è l’atto di fede compiuto dalla …
Juventus will be one of the most interesting teams to watch in Europe this season. The main reason for our excitement is …
Il campionato inglese sarà il terzo tra i campionati top europei a ripartire e lo farà mercoledì 17 giugno. In testa alla …
The English Premier League will be the third of the top-five European leagues to restart, doing so on Wednesday 17th June. At …
The Primeira Liga will be back on 3rd June. Unsurprisingly, it’s a close call between Benfica and Porto. Benfica have shown better …
The German Bundesliga will be the first top European league to restart after football was suspended across the continent due to the …
Houssem Aouar (Olympique Lyonnais) is without doubt one of the most promising young French footballers. We find him to be a versatile …
Dejan Kulusevski has burst onto the scene this season as one of the most exciting Under-20 players in Europe, with 4 goals …
The quantity and quality of players that the AZ Academy is able to promote to the first team every year is outstanding. …
La Liga at the moment looks like a congested motorway during rush hour, with several teams side-by-side at the top. However, with …
Despite Galatasaray finishing 23 points above Fenerbahçe in last year’s Turkish Süper Lig, we think the battle between the two clubs from …
The beginning of the 2019/20 Primeira Liga has been characterised by the unexpected rise of FC Famalicão. But despite its fantastic start, …
Federico Chiesa is one of the most divisive young players in Italy and a particularly interesting case of study: while his physical …
Today’s Supertaça against Benfica could represent a farewell match for Sporting CP’s Bruno Fernandes. In the 2018/19 Primeira Liga, Bruno Fernandes captained the Leões to …
Headings require three key skills: a good timing, jumping reach and coordination. In the top 5 leagues, three forwards stand out for …
Who have been the best free-kick takers in Europe over the past five years? Lionel Messi? Cristiano Ronaldo? According to our research, neither …
A free-kick specialist, Leicester’s James Maddison (22) is doing more than well in his first Premier League season: to date, he has …
The French midfielder Maxime Lopez is only 21 years old, but has already established himself as one the leaders of Olympique Marseille. …
Goalkeepers save 69% of the opponents’ shots on target, on average. The save ratios differ greatly depending on whether the shots are taken inside …
The rise of Luka Jović, currently top scorer in the German Bundesliga, wasn’t easy to predict, although his 2017/18 KPIs already offered …
The first impact and the fast-growing influence of Nicolò Zaniolo onto Di Francesco’s Roma surprised many, in Italy and abroad. Zaniolo, 19-year-old, …
We analysed the contractual details of all the 548 players of the Italian Serie A (‘ISA’) and then aggregated the data by …
The stats of ‘Russia 2018’ confirmed the absence of any meaningful correlation between physical efforts and football performances. The overall outcome is in line …
We look at ten ‘top players’ and compare their World Cup performances to their historical ones, determining whether – in Russia – they …
The World Cup champions were the second-youngest team of the tournament. It does not come as a surprise, then, that Le Blues …
We dig into our 2018 World Cup database and analyse the athletic performances, by individual, by role and by age group. After …
We introduce Soccerment Performance Ratings (‘SPR’), an algorithm-driven system aimed at offering a rigorous and unbiased view regarding the performance of football …
Europe and America lead on many of the build-up metrics we look at, such as the number of passes, pass accuracy and …
Final part of our trilogy of posts dedicated to ball possession in European football. We look into the recurring build-up patterns of …
Dele Alli is quite a unique player. Difficult to define him or find similar players. We try to understand him better by …
We analyse two categories of midfielders, the playmakers and the assist-makers. Regarding the first group, Verratti (PSG) displays the highest number of …
In this second post of our trilogy on ball possession, we expand the analysis we started in the first part, digging into …
Mohamed Salah is the first Liverpool player to reach 30 goals in a season since Luis Suarez (2013/14). Nobody was expecting Salah …
Nabil Fekir has been playing at his best this season. He has already scored 16 times in FL1 and twice in Europa …
This is part one of a trilogy of posts dedicated to the role of ball possession in football. In this post, we …
Crossing is still very much used by the top European teams (18.6 per match, on average). However, we doubt the efficiency of …
In our database, we notice, many of the best forwards have something in common: they were born in 1993. Kane, Dybala, Icardi, …
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 …
Timo Werner’s KPIs clearly indicate him as one of the most gifted young forwards in Europe, but the non-German media have not …
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 …
Unlike many, we do not consider Marco Verratti as the natural heir of Andrea Pirlo, as their stats highlight a very different …
Messi and C. Ronaldo likely to extend their dominion (1.04 goals per game) Suarez seems the only real contender and Dembélé could …
Mbappé’s stats are >30% better than the top strikers in Europe With Mbappé, PSG would greatly increase its potential, but would not …
We believe that Kane and Aguero are the most likely candidates to win the 2017/18 EPL golden boot. Lukaku should be the main contender, while Morata and Lacazette represent the outsiders. We see Steve Mounié as the possible surprise.
Neymar’s ability to dribble and serve key passes is unmatched In the short-term Coutinho seems the most plausible replacement for O’Ney… …but …
The strange case of Dr Džeko and Mr Edin Mertens and Icardi: A “false 9” vs. a very real one Different “animals” …
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