By Andrew Puopolo Ever since expected goals became the most mainstream advanced metric in soccer, much has been made of the difference between expected goals and actual goals. At first, it was believed that players who...
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By Andrew Puopolo On Wednesday, I published an article that detailed the most unlikely scorelines in European football over the last 5 years, inspired by the unlikely 0-0 draw between Hoffenheim and Borussia Mönchengladbach...
On Saturday, Bundesliga surprise package and 2nd place Borussia Mönchengladbach travelled to the Rhein-Necker Arena to play against 6th place TSG Hoffenheim. On the surface, this match was a bit of a dud, as the two teams played...
By Andrew Puopolo After a poor start to the season compared to lofty preseason expectations, the Boston Celtics walked into the United Center on Saturday night riding a 4 game winning streak and feeling confident about beating...
By: Matty Cheng and Danny Blumenthal 82. The Utah Jazz had 82.9 field goal attempts per game, which was second-lowest in the league. However, 9 of the bottom 10 teams in field goal attempts per game made the playoffs. 81. As a...
By Erik Johnsson Over the past few seasons, the NBA has seen a rapid shift from the “ground-and-pound” style of the 90s and 2000s to the small ball, “pace-and-space” style of today. Now more than ever, it feels like...
By: Jack Schroeder Thursday night, the Cleveland Browns beat the New York Jets 21-17, their first win since beating the then-San Diego Chargers on Christmas Eve in 2016. The Browns’ winless streak stretched 635 days. To put...
By Matty Cheng NFL teams that performed poorly in win column one year can rise to Super Bowl champions the next (like the Philadelphia Eagles). An NFL game has been sometimes referred to as a “game of inches” in which wins...
Is There Any Evidence To Support The Presence Of A World Cup Hangover In The English Premier League?
By Andrew Puopolo Less than 4 weeks ago, France defeated Croatia 4-2 in Moscow to claim the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Over the last few weeks, soccer fans have been treated to a series of uninspiring preseason friendlies where many of...
By Jack Schroeder Where do France rank among previous World Cup champions? While France looked dominant at times during the World Cup, I wanted to find out how they compared to the champions of the past. Were France simply lucky...