defensive metrics Tag

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...

29 Jul Evolution of Ball Recoveries in LaLiga and Its Relationship with Increased High-Intensity Physical Performance

Posted at 13:17h in Research

Over the past fifteen seasons of LALIGA, we have observed a growing trend in the average number of ball recoveries per match. This analysis, based on internal data and the longitudinal study by Pons et al. (2021), suggests that this increase may be correlated with...