The stats of ‘Russia 2018’ confirmed the absence of any meaningful correlation between physical efforts and football performances. The overall outcome is in line with the available literature, although more clearly than… The non-correlation between physical efforts and football performances
We look at ten ‘top players’ and compare their World Cup performances to their historical ones, determining whether – in Russia – they outperformed or underperformed vs their own standards. By… Russian matryoshkas: Historical vs World Cup performances
The World Cup champions were the second-youngest team of the tournament. It does not come as a surprise, then, that Le Blues dominate our Under 23 top-10 list, which we… World Cup’s best Under 23: Top-10 list
We dig into our 2018 World Cup database and analyse the athletic performances, by individual, by role and by age group. After reading this analysis you will know, inter alia,… World Cup’s top physical performances
We introduce Soccerment Performance Ratings (‘SPR’), an algorithm-driven system aimed at offering a rigorous and unbiased view regarding the performance of football players. What better way to launch SPRs, than… World Cup’s Top-11 and launch of SPR
Europe and America lead on many of the build-up metrics we look at, such as the number of passes, pass accuracy and the percentage of key passes on total. Asian… Continental comparisons in the World Cup
Final part of our trilogy of posts dedicated to ball possession in European football. We look into the recurring build-up patterns of four top European teams: Barcelona, Man City, Napoli… Ball possession in European football (part 3)
Dele Alli is quite a unique player. Difficult to define him or find similar players. We try to understand him better by looking at his performance stats, comparing them to… Understanding Dele Alli’s uniqueness
We analyse two categories of midfielders, the playmakers and the assist-makers. Regarding the first group, Verratti (PSG) displays the highest number of accurate passes per match in Europe, while Arne… Masters of passes (2018 edition)
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)
