Dr. López del Campo, Author at Football Innovation Hub

08 Jun From Movement to Advantage: How AI Can Help Us Understand Player Behaviour in Football

Posted at 13:00h in Research

There is a part of football that still escapes most data. Not the pass.Not the shot.Not the sprint.Not the tackle. The movement before all that. The adjustment before receiving.The run that opens a passing lane.The pause that holds an opponent.The step away from the ball that creates space.The...

06 Jun The Paradox of High Intensity: Attack More, Defend Less

Posted at 18:35h in Research

Running more can mean two very different things in football. Sometimes it means you are hurting the opponent. Sometimes it means the opponent is hurting you. That is why high-intensity distance should never be interpreted as a simple “more is better” metric. Its meaning depends on the...

05 Jun Real Madrid Got More Points Than Expected

Posted at 16:37h in Research

Not traditional xPoints: a clearer way to see which LALIGA teams got the most — and the least — from the danger they created and conceded The league table tells us who collected the most points. But it does not always tell us how much each team...

04 Jun 100 Minutes Are Not the Same: Why Playing Time Is a Poor Measure of Competitive Load

Posted at 13:25h in Research

For decades, football has relied on a simple assumption: More minutes = more load. Playing time has become the universal currency used to describe player exposure, accumulated fatigue, squad rotation, workload management, and even injury risk. But what if playing time tells us how long a player was...

26 May Returning to Play Is Not the Same as Returning to Performance

Posted at 12:49h in Research

What LaLiga data reveal about recovery after anterior cruciate ligament injury Returning to play after an anterior cruciate ligament injury is often treated as the end of the process. But in reality, it may just be the beginning of a far more complex phase. Because returning to play...

25 May The Biggest Mistake in Football Physical Analysis? Studying Metrics in Isolation

Posted at 13:04h in Research

For years, football science has tried to answer a seemingly simple question: Does physical performance help teams win football matches? The answers have usually been frustrating. Some studies showed that successful teams covered more high-speed running distance. Others showed no relationship at all. Some even found that losing...

Author: Dr. López del Campo