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23 Jun Looking Beyond the Goalscoring Table: What Do Goals Really Tell Us?

Posted at 13:00h in Research

At the end of every season, one ranking inevitably captures the spotlight: the goalscoring table. The logic seems straightforward. More goals should mean better attacking performance. But football is rarely that simple. While total goals provide an important starting point, they reveal very little about how...

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...

14 Mar The Talent for High-Quality Passing Is Innate, Not Acquired: A Data-Driven Analysis from LALIGA

Posted at 14:04h in Research

Is passing talent something you learn, or is it innate? A data-driven analysis from LALIGA Football Intelligence & Performance suggests that elite-level passing ability is an innate trait, not a skill developed over time. After analyzing passing quality using an advanced Voronoi-based model in LALIGA EA...

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...

02 Dic How the Integrated Convex Hull Revolutionizes Tactical Strategy in Football

Posted at 13:30h in Research

The dynamics of modern football demand tools and concepts that help coaches better understand the game and make more informed strategic decisions. In this context, the Integrated Convex Hull, developed by the Football Intelligence & Sports Performance Area at LALIGA, redefines how we analyze space...

01 Ago Debunking the Set-Piece Myth: An Empirical Analysis in LaLiga

Posted at 12:21h in Research

https://videopress.com/v/AS5SPivO?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&posterUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fvideos.files.wordpress.com%2FAS5SPivO%2Fcorners-laliga_mp4_std.original.jpg&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Abstract In football, a common belief suggests that lower-tier teams use set pieces as a primary tactic to score against superior teams. This study analyzes data from the last 15 seasons of LALIGA EA Sports to explore the validity of this hypothesis. Through a statistical analysis...

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