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Four and a Half Hours In

Duncan Alexander inspects the Premier League Insight feed to tease out some observations about the first three weeks of the new season.

8 months ago Duncan Alexander

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Introducing Expected Pass Completion (xP)

Passing ability is one of the most important traits to quantify from a performance analysis. Step forward, expected pass completion (xP).

8 months ago Joe Gallagher

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The Download: Tactical Learnings From the Premier League’s Opening Month

We look at the biggest trends of the new season so far, analysing the intensity of matches, the use of back threes, the prominence of the full back, and more.

8 months ago Alex Keble

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The Data Day No. 5: Our Rolling Football Blog

Welcome to The Data Day, our rolling football stats blog for 2021-22, where we try and make sense of what just happened.

9 months ago Duncan Alexander, Matt Furniss

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All to Play For: WSL 2021-22 Preview

The 2021-22 Women’s Super League kicks off this Friday with more eyes on it than ever before. We preview what should be an exiting season.

9 months ago Jesse Parker Humphreys

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Tactical Snapshot: Wolves Woes, Hugo Lloris and Trent Alexander-Arnold

Our data analysts dive into Stats Perform's advanced metrics to pull out the key tactical snapshots from the latest Premier League action.

9 months ago Jonny Whitmore

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The Analyst Diary – August 31

Welcome to The Analyst Diary, our weekly look at some of the numbers that emerged from the weekend's football.

9 months ago Duncan Alexander

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Unbeaten Records on the Line | The Analyst Hat-Trick: Episode Three

We believe that congratulations are in order as we preview the action in gameweek three of Premier League season. Yes, there were great results for West Ham, Brighton, Liverpool, Chelsea…

9 months ago Graham Bell

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The Data Day No. 4: Our Rolling Football Blog

Welcome to The Data Day, our rolling football stats blog for 2021-22, where we try and make sense of what just happened.

9 months ago Duncan Alexander, Matt Furniss, Stefano Faccendini

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The Blueprint: Five Tactical Trends to Look out for in Liverpool vs. Chelsea

Five tactical trends to look out for in Liverpool vs. Chelsea. The big one: how the hell do you defend against Romelu Lukaku?!

9 months ago Oliver Hopkins