Dr. López del Campo, Author at Football Innovation Hub

27 Jun The Champion That Defends the Least… and Presses the Best: Insights from LALIGA EA Sports 2024/25

Posted at 13:08h in Research

Discover how to evaluate your team's defensive behavior beyond simple pressure counts. This AI-enhanced model, based on LALIGA EA Sports 2024/25 data, reveals how FC Barcelona leads in true pressing efficiency. Explore a visual framework to measure how well your team presses—and how much it...

26 Jun LALIGA’s new tactical synchrony model: how it interpreted the latest FC Barcelona – Real Madrid ElClásico

Posted at 11:30h in Research

LALIGA’s new tactical synchrony model, developed by the Football Intelligence Area, offers a powerful way to visualize, measure, and interpret how both teams organize their blocks throughout a match. Applied to the latest ElClásico, the model reveals when a team achieves spatial dominance, how positional...

23 Jun What If Rhythm Is Everything? How Ball Circulation and Recovery Speed Explain Success in LALIGA

Posted at 12:53h in Research

This study from the Football Intelligence Department at LALIGA, using Mediacoach data from the 2024/25 season, reveals how two underused metrics—ball circulation rhythm (passes per minute in possession) and ball recovery rhythm (recoveries per minute out of possession)—strongly correlate with team success. Teams that dominated...

20 Jun Are You Really Comparing What Matters? How Game Phase Bias Can Change Performance Analysis

Posted at 11:25h in Research

Which player performed best in the match? Who covered more ground in attack or defense? These are common questions for professional football coaching staff. However, analyzing raw performance data without accounting for game phases can lead to misleading conclusions. This study, conducted by the Football...

17 Jun Same player, same team, different league… will performance change?

Posted at 12:01h in Research

Can the same player deliver the same performance after a promotion or a relegation? What really happens to technical, physical, and tactical output when a footballer plays in different leagues, but stays with the same team? This data-driven study from LALIGA’s Football Intelligence Department analyzes players...

13 Jun How to Train with Science: 4 Real-World Cases Applied in LALIGA

Posted at 12:22h in Research

In elite football, data science must serve tactical intelligence—not replace it. In this article, we explore how LALIGA’s Football Intelligence Department applies advanced data models to prepare for matches like ElClásico. From exposing blind spots behind fullbacks to exploiting pressure-free zones between the lines, each...

Author: Dr. López del Campo