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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
Here are my final statistics from the European club season. Looking at the statistics, Manchester United and City were the leaders on defense and defense is a big reason United got another title. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (%)…
Here are some more of the statistics from this last season. The La Liga season was dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid and it shows in the statistics as they were some of the best offensive and defensively. Team Off…
The Bundesliga season was all about Borussia Dortmund who dominated, but they don’t appear as dominant in the statistics. Defensively, they were the top of the league, but offensively, Munich were far and away the strongest team in the league.…
Here is the Italian Serie A’s statistics for the end of the season. Defense was once again the key component to winning the title as AC Milan showed a consistent defense. Napoli were also strong, but they were a bit…
Here is the first installment of the offensive and defensive effectiveness from the end of the season in Europe. I’ve only included the non possession based statistics for Ligue 1. Team Off Eff Def Eff Possession (%) Off Std. Dev.…
It’s been a while since I ran these stats and I will have more of them in the week as I look at the statistics from the European leagues that finished up a couple of weeks ago. However, the first…
