Introducing SPER: A way of rating teams based on Expected Goals Difference from Set PiecesThis year would be the year that I would immerse myself in set pieces. I know that is something I’ve said a lot and it was one of my goals…18h ago118h ago1
Quantifying Off-Ball Contributions in Football Using Network Analysis: The Off-Ball Impact Score…This might be my best and scariest project up to date. Scary because it can be full of flaws, but also best because I feel this will change…5d ago5d ago
Conservative Pass Index: measuring how risk-averse players are in their passingData without context is absolutely useless. Data in isolation is also useless. It might sound strange to hear these words from someone who…6d ago26d ago2
Correlation between shooting angles and Expected Goals (xG)Expected goals. We have been discussing its use for years in the data analytics space, not only in football of course, but also in spaces…Dec 5Dec 5
Measuring players’ consistent xG performances with Coefficient of Variation (CV)In media and online scouting reports, we often look at quality. How good is a player at this and that? We look at the quality of the clubs…Nov 241Nov 241
Corner Possession Index: measuring a team’s possession quality after an attacking corner.In the past year, I have been looking more and more at data related to set pieces, and corners to be more specific. It is hard to look at…Nov 172Nov 172
Using AutoRegressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) to predict future shot locations for…Data helps make decisions in football, but most of the data out there helps analyse teams and players in post-match analysis. This means…Oct 302Oct 302
Progressive Long Pass Score: giving meaning to a long pass from the start locationI promise you that at some point, I will stop creating new metrics or presenting you with player scores. But I just love them. The reason…Sep 153Sep 153
Throw-in success: generating shots through emphasis on throw-in routinesSet piece analysis is growing within club football and I very much welcome this development. When looking at set pieces you can actually…Sep 21Sep 21
Actionable analysis: Individual Header Rating (IHR) determines choices in blockers vs runnersIn the new season 2024–2025 I want to try something new. I’ve been dabbling a lot in innovation (think of creating new metrics) and using…Aug 171Aug 171
