Tag: football

Structure refers to the form or shape of a team. While we can enjoy the odd roller-coaster game with lots of miscues, flukes etc. we can agree that it hardly qualifies as “beautiful” football. Beautiful football has a discernible structure. It’s not haphazard. I...

Introduction: The world of football has always been ripe for analysis, speculation, and prediction. With the advent of machine learning techniques, football enthusiasts and data scientists alike have embarked on a journey to predict match outcomes with greater accuracy than ever before. In this b...

A key principle in my approach to football analytics is to make sure that all data is related back to the game itself. We should never introduce a number, a statistic or a metric unless we can say what it means in terms of a player’s actions and coaching decisions. We have already seen this pr...

Not wanting to miss anything, we planned to meet outside the stadium a little early to check out the pre-game atmosphere. I arrived before everyone else, so I purchased a Sporting team scarf from a lady outside the subway and headed to find out what my fellow Sporting supporters were doing. The l...

What is a feminist doing at a football game? I asked myself, as I looked at the crowd (of mostly men), screaming at a team (of men). The floor of our seats was littered with beer cans. The air reeked of sweat — and ketchup. The team wasn’t doing well. The guy behind me yelled: “...

The World Cup took place across the cities of Australia and New Zealand. I got tickets to all the Matildas games I could see. I was surprised when they sold out only a few weeks after they were released. That should’ve been the first sign that this was going to be a big deal for women’s ...

This could be an article in itself but….an area where I think Scottish football is similar is the overall standard. It’s subjective I know but the top MLS sides would do really well in Scotland and vice versa — you could easily argue that Rangers or Celtic would alway...

I will be predicting every game of the UW football season on this app(including playoffs!). I will start off with an evaluation, going into detail explaining why UW or the other team will win, making sure to talk about important details like how strong UW’s offense/defense is, how strong the o...

I am from London’s East End, precisely where the notorious Krays once held sway in the 1960s, sending shivers through the criminal underbelly. To me, the area wasn’t synonymous with poverty; it was an adventurous playground. I cherished my upbringing, finding endless fascination in my...