Who have been the best free-kick takers in Europe over the past five years? Lionel Messi? Cristiano Ronaldo? According to our research, neither …
Goalkeepers save 69% of the opponents’ shots on target, on average. The save ratios differ greatly depending on whether the shots are taken inside …
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 …
Final part of our trilogy of posts dedicated to ball possession in European football. We look into the recurring build-up patterns of …
In this second post of our trilogy on ball possession, we expand the analysis we started in the first part, digging into …
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 …
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