Abdullah Abdullah looks at how the role of the centre forward is changing within women’s football. European football has a new name on its Champions League trophy. Last month, Barcelona Femini thrashed Chelsea Women 4-1 and in the process became the first team other than Olympique Lyon Feminin to...
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Analytics FC are pleased to announce a ground-breaking new service partnership with the European Club Association (ECA). The partnership is focused on Women’s football clubs within the ECA’s network. The ECA’s membership spans over 230 clubs, including Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli, Ajax and Lyon. As part of...
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Analytics FC are pleased to announce that Maram AlBaharna has joined the company as Senior Player Analyst and Data Consultant. Melding together analytic expertise with a keen eye for visualisation, Maram has quickly become an invaluable part of our team, especially as we have started to become inundated with...
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“El pasado 7 de abril, una estrella mundial como Kevin de Bruyne renovó con el Manchester City de la mano de su padre, un abogado y dos analistas. Ni rastro de representantes. Una medida antinatural dentro de un mundo del fútbol plagado de agentes desde hace 40 años. De Bruyne pudo mostrarle al City, a través...
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In this series, Josh Hobbs explores some of the novel metrics we have been able to develop using the TransferLab algorithm. One of the perennial problems using data to analyse football is the discrepancy that exists between those with the ability to manipulate data and those who understand what is taking...
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Analytics FC are delighted to announce a new partnership with Smartcoach. The collaboration sees Smartcoach plug into Analytics FC’s TransferLab API Connect service which will allow them to fully integrate TransferLab data into their new opposition analysis platform through an easy-to-use data API feed. In conjunction with our development partners...
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One of the perennial problems using data to analyse football is the discrepancy that exists between those with the ability to manipulate data and those who understand what is taking place on a football pitch. Where data scientists will be able to build models or scrutinise the numbers, they...
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Analytics FC are pleased to announce that Pavel Gognidze has joined the company as Chief Operating Officer. He will also take a seat on the board. Pavel brings with him a wealth of football and entrepreneurial experience, having spent the last 18 months as CEO of Pafos FC in...
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In this series, Josh Hobbs explores some of the novel metrics we have been able to develop using the TransferLab algorithm. One of the perennial problems using data to analyse football is the discrepancy that exists between those with the ability to manipulate data and those who understand what is taking...
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Aditya Kothari looks at the ways tracking data can be used to quantify defending more effectively. The most commonly available data today are events data, and more specifically, on-ball data. When it comes to off-ball events, the kind of data available from a defensive point of view are tackles, interceptions,...
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