Category: Bundesliga
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The Role of Defensive Line Height in Football
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What Is Defensive Line Height and Why It Matters Understanding a team’s defensive line height has become as fundamental as tracking possession or expected goals. At its core, defensive line height is the average distance between a team’s own goal line and the position of its deepest defender when out of possession. This simple metric…
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Premier League xG: Who Is Overperforming Their xG In 2024/25?
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Following last season’s deep dive, I’m excited to once again explore how Europe’s top teams measure up against their expected goals. In this post, I’m using a scatter plot divided into four quadrants to examine the performance across the Top 4 Leagues. This visualization not only highlights which teams have exceeded their expected metrics. It…
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Is Football getting Boring? A Dribbling Analysis
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Is football getting boring? This is a question that’s increasingly sparking debate. With more games, player fatigue, and the rise of better defensive systems, many fans feel that the game has lost some of its old magic. Nowhere is this shift more evident than with wingers. The Changing Role of Wingers Gone are the days…
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Relegation Battles Everywhere: Ipswich – Southampton and more
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Welcome to another thrilling weekend of top-notch relegation football, what more can we wish for! This 5th calendar week features several nail-biting relegation battles across Europe’s Top 5 leagues. We’ll take a closer look at three crucial matchups – Ipswich vs. Southampton, St. Pauli vs. Augsburg, and Monza vs. Hellas Verona – and try to…
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Winter Break! The Winners and Losers of the Bundesliga 2024/25
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What a ride it has been so far! Bayern absolutely dominated with win after win, while Stuttgart and Heidenheim failed to replicate last year’s successes. Meanwhile, Mainz pleasantly surprised us all with one of the best defensive records in the league.However, if we take a closer look at the expected data, we’ll see that the…
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xG vs Reality: Analyzing Over/Underperformance in Europe’s Top Leagues (2023/24)
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Did you know that Real Madrid outperformed their expected goals by nearly 20 goals in the 2023/24 season? In today’s football landscape, the game goes far beyond the final score. It’s about understanding the story behind every pass, shot, and save. A major focus in this realm is the gap between what teams are expected…