Professional Soccer Team Analytics
In my latest installment of Possession with Purpose in Europe I have a number of diagrams to offer to include the latest on the PWP Predictability Index. You'll note that in every case the PWP Correlation to the League Tables for all four competitions has stayed the same or gotten better. Also of interest is... Continue Reading →
The CPWP Predictability Index has been on a pretty good run since starting it up about 3 weeks ago; so if things go well I'd expect about five/six out of eight games being spot on after this weekends games. For now here's what I offered last week followed by the outcome: Aston Villa v Stoke... Continue Reading →
There appear to be seven teams in the real run-up to who makes Europe next year with the top four going for the major prize and the fifth team relegated, if you will, to the Europa League. I'm sure that isn't ideal for the likes of Arsenal, Southampton, Man City, Man United, Tottenham, or... Continue Reading →
The bottom six teams, after Week 23, all lost this week with a combined total of 19 Goals Against and 2 Goals For... Pretty clear that defense simply wasn't a key topic of interest for those in the relegation battle. If you follow my efforts I try to stay away from Goals Scored and Goals... Continue Reading →
It's been a couple of weeks since I checked in with the English Premier League so here's a quick fly-by on who's leading the league in team performance, exclusive of the League Table. That's not to say I'll ignore the League Table - in summary here's the top six and the bottom six respectively: Chelsea,... Continue Reading →
A tale of two teams! The last time I dug into the English Premier League (Week 6) the League Table had Chelsea 1st (16 points), Southampton (13 points), followed by Man City (11 points), then Aston Villa, Swansea City, and Arsenal all tied for fifth on (10 points). And here's how the Composite PWP Index... Continue Reading →
For most Manchester United, AGAIN, probably made most of the Headlines - and AGAIN - I'll blow them off in my weekly update - kinda like Leicester City did! Imagine dropping four goals in the second half against Leicester City - can you Adam and Eve it??? What on earth is going on at Man United?... Continue Reading →
Most of the Headlines went to Manchester United crushing a helpless Queens Park Rangers this past week and rightly so, I suppose, given how poorly Man U has played this last year or so. Anything good happening to United usually spells trouble for others in the English Premier League. For me though, I'm taking my... Continue Reading →
I've no doubt many of the headlines on the English Premier League this week dig into Manchester United's convincing win over Crystal Palace... That's probably appropriate for most but I, often times, like to write about the un-obvious. So even though Angel Di Maria looked great - I'd offer he was a stud playing amongst English school... Continue Reading →
Perhaps a few shockers this past weekend - Queens Park Rangers defeating Sunderland 1-nil and Burnley (only?) drawing with Man United nil-nil certainly are intriguing, and from a pure entertainment standpoint the Chelsea game had it all. But soccer isn't about one specific week in League competition - it's about the consistency of purpose in... Continue Reading →
