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  • Stina Blackstenius — Scout report 2023/2024

    Stina Blackstenius — Scout report 2023/2024

    Do you ever look at a player and think: I don’t exactly know what to make of you? That’s what I have with Stina Blackstenius and her period at Arsenal. She is a good player, but how impactful is she? That’s something I will try to find out using data in this article. It’s good…

  • Goalkeeper Sweeper Pass Score: Measuring how a sweeping action can contribute to progression

    Goalkeeper Sweeper Pass Score: Measuring how a sweeping action can contribute to progression

    It’s been a few months now since I’ve started looking at data at a different way. Instead of focusing on the metrics that are generated, I’ve been looking at the raw data more and create my own metrics. Part of the reason of that is that I’m never completely satisfied with the metrics given by…

  • Using Standard Deviation and Mean Absolute Deviation to rate Goalkeeper’s shot-stopping

    Using Standard Deviation and Mean Absolute Deviation to rate Goalkeeper’s shot-stopping

    For the last few years I’ve been dabbling with data in football, especially with data visuals that show performance or intention. For the most part I have only focused on that was familiar within the data and focused on representation of data and the manipulation of it. But since I’ve worked more and more with…

  • Gamestate xG Score: Expected goals adjusted by game state

    Gamestate xG Score: Expected goals adjusted by game state

    Expected goals. You might think oh no here we go again, but I think it might be the one metric that has become part of normal conversations, without actually knowing the power or versatility of it. That also means we often talk about expected goals or xG and make wrong assumptions/conclusions. This can lead to a…

  • Free kick Threat Score: Measuring the threat a player generates from indirect free kicks

    Free kick Threat Score: Measuring the threat a player generates from indirect free kicks

    For me, 2024 is going to be more about creating and applying existing data metrics across football. The first genre of metrics is the metrics that are useful for set pieces because I feel that’s where a lot of improvement can be made and also because I’m just a nerd for set pieces.

  • Lauren James — Scout report 2023/2024

    Lauren James — Scout report 2023/2024

    Chelsea is home to an exceptionally talented player who has surprisingly remained under the radar in terms of media attention. This player is none other than Lauren James, whose performance in the 2023–2024 WSL season has been noteworthy. Despite her significant contributions to the team, especially in terms of assists and goals, her achievements have…

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