Professional Soccer Team Analytics
Last year the Chicago Fire were within inches of making the Playoffs - and like it or not they sacked Frank Klopas who then moved on to the team that beat them out of the Playoffs - Montreal. Why Montreal sacked their Head Coach is unclear. Given the importance so many teams place on making the... Continue Reading →
Orange uniforms are normally considered a great color for a couple of reasons - the first team that ever comes to mind when you see Orange are the Dutch, (Holland/Netherlands) and if you watched the World Cup 2014 they reinforced just how strong and (to be feared) the men in Orange should be. Another, less obvious... Continue Reading →
A full slate of games for Week 20 that started off with a smashing win by San Jose over a very shabby Chicago - were you surprised; you shouldn't have been. Chicago Fire have the worst average in overall team defensive performance of any team in MLS this year - and it certainly doesn't get better... Continue Reading →
It's no secret that the New England Revolution have been on a seven game slide - nil pwa has become the routine where three points used to be the norm. In their first 12 weeks of Major League Soccer the New England Revolution had won seven times, drawn twice and lost just three games; included... Continue Reading →
A different view on Possession with Purpose in Major League Soccer this week.... this time around I'll be offering up my Indices using just that last ten weeks of the MLS Regular season to look for any trends in who's better or worse compared to the season as a whole. For those not familiar with... Continue Reading →
Plenty of action these past two weeks in Major League Soccer - the most telling is the huge lead in points that Seattle holds over all the other teams in a very competitive Western Conference. Not to be outdone, in the Eastern Conference, it appears Sporting KC have also begun to open up an insurmountable... Continue Reading →
It's half-way into the season and clearly the Red Bulls are not the team they were last year. First and foremost, what sticks out to me, is their overall performance in team defense; like Portland their overall Goal Differential (0) pretty much tells the story that their attack is doing fine but their defense is... Continue Reading →
If you've been following my adventures in Major League Soccer you'll know that last year the PWP Index did a pretty good job in showing how the team performances played out in comparison to the League Tables (without) including points scored in my calculations. To be honest, with such a small sample point I really... Continue Reading →
Over a year has passed since my first broad strokes about Possession with Purpose were applied to Major League Soccer; since then we've had one full year to look at it and how things have played out. So how do things stack up today versus Week 17 last year, and, is something going on with... Continue Reading →
As you know I've attempted to create a Predictability Index (PI) from my Possession with Purpose (PWP) analysis. Here's a link in case you missed the first article on PWP Predictability. Before looking at the overall results here's a reminder on where all the teams stand after 17 weeks: Not every team has played 18... Continue Reading →
