What separates a champion from the team that finishes second? After analyzing 8 full seasons of data from a top European league, the answer is clear: success is built away from home. This post reveals how shooting accuracy, defensive discipline, and away game efficiency consistently...
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...
Discover how passing styles define success in LALIGA! Our in-depth analysis from the Football Intelligence & Performance department of LALIGA examines the impact of different types of passes on team performance during the 2023/24 season. Find out how completed passes, support passes, inside passes, wide...
In football, player acceleration is often analyzed based on general values, without considering their position or the match context. But what happens if a player hasn’t had the opportunity to perform in the phases of play where their acceleration is most crucial? In these cases,...
In football, there's an ongoing debate about the extent to which forwards should engage in defensive duties. Should they primarily focus on scoring goals, or should they also work to win the ball back? At LALIGA, we’ve examined this question to help coaches better plan...
Success in professional football is about more than just scoring goals; controlling space, particularly in the opponent's half, can make the difference between victory and defeat. This research, based on data from the 2023/24 LALIGA EA Sports season, highlights how passes into open spaces in...