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05 Ago xPPDA: Rethinking Pressure in Football with a Dynamic, Context-Aware Metric

Posted at 14:37h in Research

What if your team isn’t pressing as well as the data says? In this post and podcast episode, we explore xPPDA (Expected PPDA Disruption) — a cutting-edge defensive metric developed by the Football Intelligence & Performance Department at LALIGA. Unlike traditional PPDA models based on fixed...

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...

30 Ene How to Analyze the Variation of the Opponent’s Defensive Block Based on Match Context

Posted at 12:14h in Research

In football tactical analysis, teams are often classified as defending in a high, mid, or low block. However, this static classification does not reflect the dynamic nature of the game, where a team's defensive block varies depending on multiple factors: the scoreline, opponent intensity, game...

28 Ene How to Understand the Game Through Space: A New Model to Analyze Offensive and Defensive Efficiency in Football

Posted at 13:59h in Research

At LaLiga, through the Football Intelligence & Performance Area, we have developed a model that combines three powerful tactical analysis tools: the partial convex hull (areas formed by players from specific lines of the team), Voronoi diagrams, and the collective centroid. While it may sound...

23 Ene Defensive Dead Space: The New Metric to Analyze and Optimize Defense in Football

Posted at 12:16h in Research

In professional football, defensive organization is key to maintaining balance in the game and neutralizing the opponent's threats. At the Football Intelligence & Performance Area of LALIGA, we have developed an innovative new metric: Defensive Dead Space. This indicator analyzes, second by second, how compact...

10 Dic How the Best Teams in LALIGA Dominated Thanks to Their Efficiency in Goalkeeper Restarts

Posted at 13:08h in Research

Goalkeeper restarts, an apparently routine action, have proven to be a decisive factor in the performance of teams in LALIGA EA Sports during the 2023/24 season. This study reveals that the most efficient teams in this area, such as Girona FC, FC Barcelona, and Real...

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