Monthly Archives: October 2011

Effectiveness Predictions For The Weekend

Last week’s predictions weren’t all that great, but here are the predictions for the games from this coming weekend. October 28, 2011 SC Freiburg vs. Bayer Leverkusen (Home Win: 26.7%, Draw: 27.7%, Away Win: 45.6%)

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Major League Soccer: End Of Season Effectiveness Statistics

The Major League soccer season ended this weekend and the teams prepare for the playoffs this week. As there are no possession statistics in the data I have, the games are assumed to be 50-50 split in terms of possession.

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Effectiveness Based Predictions For The Weekend

I finally got around to using my effectiveness statistics to make predictions. The idea behind the model is that the every game can be described by four values: offensive and defensive effectiveness for both the home and away teams. Every

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Analysis Of Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness Stats

This is a closer look at the statistics trying to match the statistics with the performances on the field and in the table. France The statistics show that finishing is key as all of the top teams have the top

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Offensive And Defensive Effectiveness For European Leagues

This is the first installment of the offensive and defensive effectiveness for Ligue 1, La Liga, EPL, Bundesliga, and Serie A this season. As the first update of the season, here is a recap of how it is calculated. There

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Ecuador 1, United States 0: Player Ratings

THe US had good stretches, but lack of a cutting edge in the box cost them as a late goal from Jaime Ayovi gave Ecuador the lead. Up until that point, the defense had been very solid, which was the

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United States 1, Honduras 0: Player Ratings

Juergen Klinsmann finally got his first victory as the coach of the US as Clint Dempsey scored a first half goal to give the US a 1-0 lead. Honduras created chances and forced some good saves from Tim Howard. The

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