Andy Watson takes a look at an interesting development that is taking place in Scotland this window. In recent weeks, there have been some interesting recruitment manoeuvres taking place north of the border. Celtic hit the headlines on New Year’s Eve with a three-pronged assault on the Japanese market....
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Analytics FC are delighted to announce that Northampton Town are the latest club to sign up to our market leading data services. Currently sitting third in League Two, Northampton Town recently announced the club are looking at a more data-driven model to enhance the club’s recruitment to continue their...
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The arrival of data and analytics at football clubs has brought a lot of introspection and changes to the way that clubs operate, especially in the area of player recruitment. We are often treated to behind-the-scenes snippets from sporting directors and analysts. However, coaches have been conspicuous by their...
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Josh Hobbs looks at whether some European leagues are spending too much on the players they sign. In a recent article looking at the relationship between squad age and performance, I was able to show that there is no correlation between age and performance. One of the conclusions from...
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We use TransferLab to assess the FA’s recommendation regarding high-impact heading to assess the extent of protection being offered to players. The spectre of long-term head injuries continues to haunt contact sports and football is no different. As tragedies continue to emerge that confirm the seriousness of the issue,...
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Andy Watson digs into the transfer data to mine insights into how to spend wisely within a Government Body Endorsement landscape. In the most recent Brexitball article, I explored the landscape shaped by the UK Government Body Endorsement (GBE) regulations and looked at where value could be found within...
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Yash Thakur takes a closer look at Sam Kerr to see just what it is that makes her one of the best strikers in the world. Six golden boots for four different teams in three different continents. Top scorer in the history of NWSL. Top scorer in the history...
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We’re excited to announce that FC Akron Tolyatti are entering into a partnership with Analytics FC. FC Akron are one of the youngest clubs in the Russian Football National League as well as being one of the few clubs who are completely privately owned in their division. With Akron’s...
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Andy Watson continues his series exploring the impact of Government Body Endorsement (GBE) regulations on the football market in the UK. You can read the first piece in the series here. At the recent Statsbomb Conference in Stamford Bridge, the conference organisers convened a panel of Directors of Football...
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Josh Hobbs looks into the relationship between success and squad ages to see if there is any correlation between age and performance in football. With speculation swirling around his future, Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made a very interesting selection decision for their recent game against Tottenham Hotspur. The...
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