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)
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)
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
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 strange case of Dr Džeko and Mr Edin Mertens and Icardi: A “false 9” vs. a very real one Different “animals” in Turin: Belotti vs. Higuain The outsiders: Kalinic,… 2018 Topscorer preview: Italian Serie A
Welcome to Soccerment’s research blog! We aim at providing our readers with new angles to look at the beautiful game, through football analytics. Digging into the vast amount of public data… Welcome to football analytics
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