Analytics

Analytics Report: Premier League Player Of The Week – Matchday 9 – Leandro Trossard & Erling Haaland

Leandro Trossard [Brighton & Hove Albion] A brilliantly entertaining football game transpired at Anfield as Brighton came away with a point in a game they should have won. Under their newly appointed manager, Roberto De Zerbi, the team’s performance was excellent, especially in possession. The way they played, it didn’t feel like Graham Potter was […]

Rohit Ravi Analytics October 3, 2022 No Comment

The Top Defenders In Europe’s Big 5 Leagues

In this segment, we do a deep dive into the numbers, as we compare and analyse the best defenders in the big 5 European leagues based on some defensive metrics. The chart below shows the top defenders in Europe’s big 5 leagues and compares them on the percentage of aerials and tackles won, represented in […]

Kausthub Saraswatula Analytics September 28, 2022 2 Comments

Erling Haaland Goals Projection – How Many Goals Can Haaland Score This Season?

30th July 2022, Community Shield, Man City v Liverpool. Haaland missed a sitter, turned around, and had a cheeky grin on his face. “You guys have no idea what’s in store” must have been the thought in his mind. 7 Premier League games later, and the football community has collectively had to slowly lift their […]

Devashish Akolekar Analytics September 21, 2022 No Comment

Analytics Report: Premier League Player Of The Week – Matchday 7 – Heung-min Son

With 3 goals in thirteen minutes against Leicester City, Heung-min Son is undoubtedly our player of the week. After having an underwhelming start to the season with no goals in six games, the South Korean was benched by Conte. He replaced Richarlison in the second half and silenced his doubters in style. Also read: Analytics […]

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Devashish Akolekar Analytics September 20, 2022 1 Comment

Analytics Report: Premier League Match Of The Week – Matchday 7 – Tottenham vs Leicester City

In the last matchday before the international break, the Premier League produced one of the matches of this season as Spurs defeated bottom-of-the-table Leicester City. The game was evenly balanced at halftime at 2-2; however, Spurs stepped it up in the second half. Leicester’s poor defending and the astute finishing of Heung-min Son, resulted in […]

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Rohit Ravi Analytics September 19, 2022 No Comment

Top Midfielders in Europe’s Big 5 Leagues 2022/23

In this segment, we do a deep dive into the numbers, as we compare and analyse the best midfielders in the big 5 European leagues based on some attacking metrics. The chart below shows the top midfielders in Europe’s big 5 leagues and compares them on the basis of those outperforming their xGA (expected Goals […]

Devashish Akolekar Analytics September 14, 2022 No Comment

La Liga: xG vs GF – Analysing Team Performance

La Liga has kicked off in some style, as the best clubs in Spain battle for the prestigious league title. Here we have a chart of every La Liga club comparing their xG (expected goals) vs GF (goals for), up to matchday 5. Also read: The Spanish Take: La Liga Roundup Matchday 5 Celta Vigo […]

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The Full Time Whistle Co. Admin Analytics September 9, 2022 No Comment

The Ultimate xG Resource – What Is xG? Understanding xG, Misconceptions, Variance & Use Of xG

When it comes to analysing football matches, teams, and players, xG plays a significant role in estimating team performance based on probability. xG was first introduced by Opta’s Sam Green in 2012 and has expanded going into much more detail as a tool of analysis in the last decade. Nowadays, xG has become a vital point […]

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Rohit Ravi Analytics September 8, 2022 No Comment

Analyzing Thomas Tuchel’s Record vs Former Chelsea Bosses Conte, Sarri & Lampard

We breakdown and crunch the numbers as we analyze and compare the performances of the recently-sacked former Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel, and other former managers of the Blues since Antonio Conte’s appointment in 2016, that include managers Maurizio Sarri and Frank Lampard as well. In the chart below, we analyse Tuchel vs the other three […]

Kausthub Saraswatula Analytics September 3, 2022 No Comment

Premier League xG v GF: How Clinical Are The Prem Teams?

The term xG in football is an abbreviation which stands for ‘expected goals’. It is a statistical measurement of the quality of goalscoring chances and the likelihood of them being scored. xG is an analytical view of how good a player or team’s finishing ability is in front of goal. xG these days also accounts for the […]