Football analytics Tag

29 Oct

Posted at 13:50h in Research

In football, control is often confused with possession. But data from LALIGA EA Sports 2024/25 suggest something more precise:it’s not about having the ball, but about where you have it. What the data tell us Using match-by-match data from every team in LALIGA EA Sports 2024/25, we...

16 Oct

Posted at 12:04h in Research

For the first time, a physical metric mirrors the league table itself. The Assumption We All Shared Every coach, analyst and physical trainer has repeated it countless times: “Physical data don’t explain who wins football matches.” And for years, the evidence backed that up.Running more metres — total, above...

23 Sep

Posted at 12:06h in Research

Five rounds into the new LALIGA EA Sports 2025/26 season, conversations on the training ground and in press rooms are already circling around a familiar question: “Who looks sharper, who has started stronger, who is already struggling?” GPS reports are filling up with numbers. Some teams...

12 Sep

Posted at 13:49h in Research

https://youtu.be/BgA8MOrG5x0 A coach’s dilemma Every week, coaches and analysts ask themselves the same question: How does my team really build its attacks? We often measure possession in percentages or completed passes, but these numbers don’t explain how a team progresses. Did they circulate endlessly in their own half?...