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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...

12 Sep Optimizing Goalkeeper Restarts: How Partial Convex Hull Analysis is Revolutionizing Football Tactics

Posted at 11:26h in Research

In modern football, goalkeeper restarts in short plays have become a critical part of match strategy, particularly when faced with high pressing from the opposing team. Whether to play short from the back or launch a long ball is no longer just a tactical decision...

14 Oct The Influence of Time Winning and Time Losing on Position-Specific Match Physical Demands in the Top One Spanish Soccer League

Posted at 12:53h in Paper

When a team is winning or losing, the physical and tactical demands on players shift dramatically—and not in the same way for every position. This study, based on over 36,000 player observations from LaLiga across four seasons, shows how match context (time spent leading or...

19 Ago Distance Between Players During a Soccer Match: The Influence of Player Position

Posted at 11:15h in Paper

When we talk about tactics, we often focus on formations, pressing strategies, or passing networks. But what about the simple question: how close do players really stay to each other during a match? This study analyzed player tracking data from 60 matches of LaLiga (first and...

26 Jul Effects of Age on Match-related Acceleration and Deceleration Efforts in Elite Soccer Players

Posted at 11:14h in Paper

When we talk about age in football, most coaches and analysts focus on whether older players can still run fast or cover large distances. This study takes a step further: instead of only looking at running or sprinting, it examines accelerations and decelerations — the...

27 Nov Influence of Players’ Maximum Running Speed on the Team’s Ranking Position at the End of the Spanish LaLiga

Posted at 10:48h in Paper

Practical Summary for Coaches and Analysts Speed is one of the most eye-catching qualities in football. Scouts, coaches, and fans often highlight the “fastest player on the pitch” as a potential game-changer. But does having faster players actually decide whether a team finishes high in the...

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