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
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
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)
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
Mbappé’s stats are >30% better than the top strikers in Europe With Mbappé, PSG would greatly increase its potential, but would not be (yet) the best attack in the world… The impressive stats of Kylian Mbappé
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 with a long-term view, we would go for… Barça: After Neymar, Dembélé or Coutinho?