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18 Feb The Big Lie About Possession: It’s Not Just Time, It’s How You Use It

Posted at 13:37h in Research

Possession in football isn’t just about time with the ball, but how it’s managed. This article reveals the differences in playing styles—patient circulators, vertical and direct teams, balanced intermediates, and dominant controllers—based on possession metrics from LaLiga EA Sports teams. By examining efficiency, offensive output,...

14 Feb How Spatial Dominance Influences Team Performance in LALIGA EA Sports

Posted at 11:23h in Research

https://youtu.be/6cnMY9rFJxw Space as a Key Factor in Competitive Performance In modern football, game analysis has evolved to understand how teams occupy space. At LALIGA’s Football Intelligence & Performance Area, we conducted a study based on data from the 2023/24 LALIGA EA Sports season, revealing a direct correlation...

11 Feb Are You Really Measuring Your Players’ Physical Performance Correctly? The Mistake of Evaluating Acceleration Without Context

Posted at 13:07h in Research

In football, player acceleration is often analyzed based on general values, without considering their position or the match context. But what happens if a player hasn’t had the opportunity to perform in the phases of play where their acceleration is most crucial? In these cases,...

10 Feb The Modern Football Dilemma: How to Protect Player Performance and Health Without Losing Competitiveness?

Posted at 12:58h in Research

In today’s football, coaches face a growing challenge: maintaining peak performance while safeguarding player health. The evolution of professional football has led to increased physical demands, requiring teams to optimize workload management and injury prevention strategies. The key question is: How can we manage player workloads...

06 Feb Speed, Bro? Better Accelerate: What Really Matters in Modern Football

Posted at 12:02h in Research

In professional football, speed has always been synonymous with physical dominance. A fast player is often seen as a lethal weapon. However, the data tells us something different: acceleration is the real superpower in the modern game. While top speed is important in specific situations...

04 Feb Stretch Index and Distance to the Ball: The Model Revealing How Top LALIGA EA Sports Teams Organize Differently from the Rest

Posted at 13:58h in Research

https://youtu.be/XWfJQvQbt6U From LALIGA’s Football Intelligence & Performance Department, we have developed an innovative model to understand how teams organize themselves on the pitch based on their performance. Using data from LALIGA EA Sports (2023/24 season), we combined two key spatial metrics: ✅ Stretch Index → Measures how...