Teams that can hit you on the counter attack at any moment are incredibly hard to defend against, especially when speed merchants such as Gareth Bale and Theo Walcott are running at your defence. So which teams have impressed in the counter attack and …
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Are Referees biased towards the Home Team? | EPL Stats Analysis
Research has been conducted looking into whether referee’s are biased towards certain teams or individuals. Manchester United tend to have a reputation from rival supporters for ‘Fergie time’, gaining more penalties than other teams at home, especially with Howard Webb. Marouane Fellaini even stated that referee’s were biased towards English players following his head butt [...]
Are Referees biased towards the Home Team? | EPL Stats Analysis
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How efficient is your team at crossing? Premier League Crossing Stats
With the Premier League now entering the last 10 games of the season it is the perfect time to use statistics to draw conclusions about why your team produced success/failure. Last week my focus was on chance conversion rate. This week the focus is on crossing accuracy. The table directly below portrays the total crosses performed [...]
How efficient is your team at crossing? Premier League Crossing Stats
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How well does your team convert chances? Premier League Stats Comparison
Of course, I don’t need to tell you that the more chances a team creates the more likely they are of scoring. But do the teams creating the most chances score the most goals? The stats below show the chance conversion rate for each individual team. Not surprisingly, top of the league Manchester United also [...]
How well does your team convert chances? Premier League Stats Comparison
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Premier League Form Guide Analysis | Manchester United, Spurs & City at Top
The Premier League table seems to take form after around ten games and not have many major changes throughout the season however the form guide is an interesting table to analyse every six games or so because of the radical changes that can occur. This season Manchester United have maintained the position of first or [...]
Premier League Form Guide Analysis | Manchester United, Spurs & City at Top
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Premier League Players of the Week | Top Passers, Creators & Goal-Scorers!
Another excellent week of Premier League football has come and gone! We’re going to look at some of the top performers of the week – see how all the top players compared. We first look at goal scorers. There were four players that bagged a brace at the weekend: Beneteke, Kebe, Fellaini and Sissoko. Jimmy [...]
Premier League Players of the Week | Top Passers, Creators & Goal-Scorers!
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How Have Sides Fared Against Top and Bottom Half Teams So Far?
This article looks at how well each Premier League team has fared against the teams in the top half and the bottom half of the league this season. We take a look at which teams have taken the most points against the teams in the top half, as well as wh…
Dribbling Wizardry: Premier League 2012-13 so far | Stats Analysis
Dribbling is a much-admired skill in football. The best in the game are fixed into the history of the sport: players like Stanley Matthews, George Best and Diego Maradona are remembered for their almost superhuman ability to leave defenders trailing in…
Which team creates & converts the most Clear Cut Chances? | Stats Analysis
This article takes a look at which teams are creating the most clear-cut chances this season; which teams make the most of these chances; and which teams are the most reliant on clear-cut chances to score their goals. A clear-cut chance can be defined as a situation where a player should reasonably be expected to [...]
Which team creates & converts the most Clear Cut Chances? | Stats Analysis
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Possession Football: How Spanish success changed the Premier League (11/12)
Looking at last season’s data, we can see what seems like a radical change when we compare the graph with that of four years previous. The ‘tail’ of the correlation has disappeared completely and the entire line seems to be moving towards something more linear. This is the effect of teams such as Wigan, and more [...]
Possession Football: How Spanish success changed the Premier League (11/12)
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Possession Football: How Spanish success changed the Premier League (09/10)
In this article, I will be moving on from the 2008/09 season (Part 1) to look for some similarities or trends. In the 2009/10 season there is a similar curve in the line of best fit, and teams that are relegated could be accused of being inefficient. However, there is the beginning of a change in [...]
Possession Football: How Spanish success changed the Premier League (09/10)
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Possession Football: How Spanish success changed the Premier League (08/09)
Four years ago Spain used a possession-based philosophy to win Euro 2008. Since then, Spain and Barcelona have been the dominant forces in world and European football, with much of their success attributed to this style. Two footballing clichés seem to underpin this. Firstly, that possession is ‘Nine Tenths of the Law’. Secondly, that over the [...]
Possession Football: How Spanish success changed the Premier League (08/09)
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An Analysis of late goals in the Premier League
In this article I am looking at the late goals in the EPL as historically more goals are scored 76-FT then any other time range. Currently there have been 124 goals scored 76-FT making up 20.8% of total goals and 2011 this was 22.3% and 2010 it was 23….
A review of final third passing data | Stats Analysis
I wrote a few weeks ago about the correlation between goals and final third passing and I think it would be a good time to review the current data as we come to the end of the year. If you look at the table at the bottom of the page you will see that M…
The Dirtiest Teams In The Premier League | Stats Analysis
Several teams in the Premier League have been branded as ‘dirty’ teams over the years, but which teams actually deserve the title of ‘dirtiest’ this season? We take a look at which teams have committed the most fouls this season, as well as which teams have received the most yellow cards. We have also looked [...]
The Dirtiest Teams In The Premier League | Stats Analysis
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How important is the time of the first goal? | Stats Analysis
I thought it would be interesting to review the games which took place on 29th and 30th of December, focussing on the time of the first goal. In six of these games the first goal was scored by the away side within the first 20 minutes; of the other fou…
Premier League Players of the Week | Man of The Match Stats: Matchday 17
Welcome to another week of Premier League Players of the Week for EPLIndex.com where I choose a man of the match from each of the nine matches last weekend and display the stats for the Man of the Match too. You can either use the page numbers at the b…
Shots on Target & Goals Stats: Using Data Analysis to form betting decisions?
Many of you may have seen the movie (or read the book) Moneyball. The story charts Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis, getting the most out of what were considered to be very average players. Can we transfer the idea of computer-generated analysis [...]
Shots on Target & Goals Stats: Using Data Analysis to form betting decisions?
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Set plays & long balls | Newcastle stats compared to the Premier League
A sullen first half or so of the season doesn’t look to be getting any brighter for Newcastle United – the 2-1 defeat to Fulham continuing Alan Pardew’s record of never coming from behind in a league game as Newcastle United manager, leaving the Toon with just 17 points after 16 games and 2 points [...]
Set plays & long balls | Newcastle stats compared to the Premier League
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Newcastle United | A creativity comparison with Premier League rivals
I think we can all admit that Newcastle haven’t exactly set the league alight this season! Following on from the successes of last season and attempting to show further progress was always going to be a tough ask. But, few would have predicted that t…
EPLIndex Statistical Team of the Week | Premier League Match Day 12
It’s the end of another fascinating week in the Premier League and time for the EPLIndex Statistical Team of the Week. John Ruddy [Saves + Clean Sheet] Ruddy kept a clean sheet, making some important saves along the way. The ‘keep…
“Put me in, Coach” | Grant Holt compared to England strikers via stats
Norwich striker Grant Holt recently made headlines, when he criticized England manager Roy Hodgson’s team selection. Holt, an uncapped 31 year old from Carlisle, was coming off a season in which he had helped Norwich finish a surprising 12th in the E…
Which Teams Take Advantage Of The Counter Attack The Most? | Stats Analysis
To be able to hit the opposition on the counter attack when you are being penned back is an important skill to have as a team in the Premier League. If a team can go up the other end at pace and get a shot on goal it is very hard for the opposition to …
A look at AVB after 10 games in charge at Spurs
White Hart Lane has been home to a poisonous atmosphere this season. Boos were heard at half time in the very first home game of the season, when Spurs were unable to take the lead against West Brom. These boos were heard again against Norwich, and wer…
Has Your Team Improved This Season? | Points and Goals Analysis
This article looks at how well all of the Premier League teams (apart from the promoted sides) have done so far this season by looking at how many points they have taken, how many goals they have scored, and how many goals they have conceded, compared …
EPL Form Guide Analysis | Chelsea, Spurs Impress & Curious Case of LFC
With seven games gone in the 2012/13 Premier League we thought we’d analyse the current form guide to see which teams are in winning streaks and losing streaks. We’ll also look at the minor differences in the Form Guide and Premier League t…
Long Ball in the Premier League (With no mention of Madrid or Barca) | Stats
Earlier this week, Neil Ashton of the Daily Mail wrote an article that was errrr a little lacking in context, to say the least. The article looked at statistics that Ashton believed would show that West Ham weren’t a long ball team, as they only us…
Moussa Dembele – More than a Modric Replacement? | Stats Analysis
With the long awaited transfer of Luka Modric to Real Madrid finally completed last weekend, all eyes turned to who his replacement would be at Spurs. Having witnessed the first two games of the new season it is evident that [...]Written by Matt SwanMo…
Who are the “dirtiest” players & teams in the EPL? Stats Comparison
Last week we looked at which players were “fouled” the most in the Premier League according to the Opta Stats from our EPLIndex Stats Centre so today we thought we’d do a quick review of the “dirtiest” players in the [...]…
A cross to bear: Liverpool’s crossing addiction | Full League Comparison
In some recent interviews, Simon Kuper has suggested that Liverpool established a data-driven style of play focussed around crossing last season. He theorised that Liverpool attempted to cater to Andy Carroll’s heading strengths by buying playe…
Premier League Team of the Year 11/12 via Opta Stats | Part 3: Strikers
With our goalkeeper, defence and midfield already chosen for the Premier League team of the year (http://www.eplindex.com/14737/premier-league-team-year-1112-opta-stats-part-2-midfield.html) we now look at which two strikers made the line up and announ…
Premier League Team of the Year 11/12 via Opta Stats | Part 1: Defence
When the PFA announced the team of the year many fans questioned why their favourite player wasn’t included, so we have derived a concept to see who would have made it into the team of the year if it was [...]Written by James AmeyPremier League Team …
England’s Best XI | Part 4: Uncapped Players | Opta Stats Analysis
With England’s best XI already chosen (http://www.eplindex.com/14112/england-xi-part-3-strikers-opta-stats-analysis.html) we will now look at whether any of the players that haven’t been mentioned by the media for an England call up would make th…
EPL Reliance upon Clear-Cut Chances | Opta Stats Analysis
Premier League strikers are usually judged on their goals scored per games ratio. However, thanks to Opta Stats, we’re now able to take the analysis further by analysing whether these goals were scored by easy chances put on a plate [...]Written …
Does ‘winning your battles’ win you games?
Many a time when I played/play the game, managers and coaches have used the ‘win your personal battles’ line as a pre-game motivator. I guess the theory is, if you stop your opponent being effective, and that happens all over [...]Written by CraigN…