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Possession Football: How Spanish success changed the Premier League (11/12)

Posted January 15th, 2013 by Tom Forrest & filed under AFC, Arsenal, Arsenal Stats, aston villa, AVFC, BRFC, BWFC, CFC, Chelsea, efc, english Premier league, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Everton Stats, ffc, Fulham, LFC, LFC Stats, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, opta, Opta Stats, Possession, Possession Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, QPR, Reading, SAFC, SCFC, Southampton, Spurs, Stats, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, tactics, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan, wwfc.

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)

Posted January 10th, 2013 by Tom Forrest & filed under AFC, Arsenal, Arsenal Stats, aston villa, AVFC, BRFC, BWFC, CFC, Chelsea, efc, english Premier league, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Everton Stats, ffc, Fulham, LFC, LFC Stats, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, Opta Stats, Premier League, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, QPR, Reading, Rooney, SAFC, scafc, SCFC, Southampton, Spurs, Stats, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, tactics, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan, wwfc.

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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Poachers | TOP Premier League Finishers | Stats Analysis

Posted September 21st, 2012 by Cooper & filed under Adebayor, AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, Bent, Berbatov, Blackburn Rovers, BRFC, Defoe, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Player Profiles, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Fletcher, Fulham, Giroud, Graham, Kuyt, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester Utd, MUFC, Nasri, Newcastle Utd, Nolan, NUFC, Odemwingie, Opta Stats, SAFC, Suarez, Sunderland, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, WHU, WHUFC, Wolves, wwfc, Yakubu.

Goal scoring is a skill. Players who can create something from nothing, providing a timely tally for their side, are frequently the difference between one and three points. Players like Robin van Persie — 92 chances created in 2011-12 season &#82…

Who are the “dirtiest” players & teams in the EPL? Stats Comparison

Posted August 18th, 2012 by Statto & filed under AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, CFC, Chelsea, efc, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Fellaini, ffc, fouls conceded, Fouls won, Fulham, Grant Holt, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, NCFC Stats, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, Opta Stats, QPR, SAFC, scafc, SCFC, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

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

Posted July 20th, 2012 by WillTGM & filed under AFC, AFC Stats, Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, CFC Stats, Chelsea, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Fulham, LFC, LFC Stats, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MCFC Stats, MUFC, MUFC Stats, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, Opta Stats, Premier League Stats, QPR, SCAFC Stats, SCFC, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

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…

Points & Goals analysis | Does Sacking Your Manager Improve Results?

Posted June 7th, 2012 by James Amey & filed under 2010/11, 2011/12, Allardyce, Ancelloti, Arsenal, aston villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, BRFC, Bruce, Chelsea, Connor, Dalglish, Di Matteo, Does Sacking Your Manager Improve Results, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, Everton, Fulham, Hodson, hughes, HUGHTON, Kean, LFC, Liverpool, Manager Sacking analysis, Managerial Change Stats, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, McCarthy, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, O'Neill, PARDEW, QPR, Reading, Rovers, sacking manager analysis, SAFC, Southampton, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, Villas-Boas, Warnock, WBA, west brom, West Bromwich Albion, West Ham United, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

It is a common belief with Premier League owners that sacking your manager will improve their clubs results, but is this really that case? We look at whether teams sacking their manager has a short-term or a long-term impact on [...]Written by James Am…

Premier League Team of the Year 11/12 via Opta Stats | Part 3: Strikers

Posted May 22nd, 2012 by James Amey & filed under AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, BRFC, CFC, Chelsea, efc, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, EPL Team of the year, Everton, ffc, Fulham, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, Opta Stats, Premier League Team of the Year, QPR, Stats, Stats Team of the Year, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

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…

Players that will Stay Up When Their Team’s Gone Down | Opta Stats

Posted May 18th, 2012 by Cooper & filed under Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, Ben Arfa, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, BRFC, BWFC, Cabaye, Chelsea, Chicharito, Darren Bent, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, Fulham, Gutierrez, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, Modric, MUFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, Opta Stats, Peter Crouch, Premier League Stats, SCFC, Steven Fletcher, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tiote, Tottenham Hotspur, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc, Yakubu.

Inevitably there are those players who, despite seeing their team drop down to the Championship, will find themselves playing in the Premier League next season. For some, it is a matter of financials as their old club needs the proceeds [...]Written by…

EPL Reliance upon Clear-Cut Chances | Opta Stats Analysis

Posted April 28th, 2012 by Statto & filed under AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, BRFC, BWFC, CFC, Chelsea, efc, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Player Profiles, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, Everton, ffc, Fulham, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, Opta Stats, QPR, SAFC, scafc, SCFC, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

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?

Posted April 25th, 2012 by CraigNicholson & filed under AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, Battles, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, BRFC, BWFC, CFC, Chelsea, efc, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, Everton, ffc, Fulham, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, Opta Stats, QPR, SAFC, scafc, SCFC, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

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…

Is crossing still an effectively used strategy in the Premier League?

Posted April 18th, 2012 by CraigNicholson & filed under AFC, Arsenal, assists, aston villa, AVFC, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, BRFC, BWFC, CFC, Chelsea, crossing, efc, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, Everton, ffc, Fulham, goals, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, Opta Stats, QPR, SAFC, scafc, SCFC, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, wbafc, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

“The game has changed!” How many times have you heard, particularly from the ex-pros, this statement? There’s no doubt that some ways and forms of modern-day élite football has changed. You only have to look into the life of a [...]Written by Cr…

Premier League Stats Preview | There’s more than one game in town

Posted April 5th, 2012 by sgleave & filed under AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, BRFC, BWFC, CFC, Chelsea, efc, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, Everton, ffc, Fulham, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, QPR, SAFC, scafc, SCFC, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

Infostrada Sports’ Head of Analysis Simon Gleave takes a look at this weekend’s Premier League matches. You can follow Infostrada’s football facts on Twitter at @infostradalive or the Euro Club Index ranking on @euroclubindex. General Wolves, Bla…

Clear-Cut Chances – Hits And Misses | Opta Stats Analysis

Posted April 4th, 2012 by desigunner & filed under AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, BRFC, BWFC, CFC, chance conversion, Chelsea, clear-cut chances, efc, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Premium Articles, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, Everton, ffc, Fulham, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, Opta Stats, Premier League, Premier League Stats, QPR, SAFC, scafc, SCFC, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

Last weekend, after Arsenal lost against QPR, many Gooners might have shared a wistful moment reminiscing the chance Robin van Persie missed. Those who don the blue of Chelsea probably look back at this Torres miss early in the season [...]Written by d…

Joey Barton | Right to be criticised? Opta Stats Analysis

Posted March 27th, 2012 by James Amey & filed under AFC, Arsenal, Barry, Barton, Bolton Wanderers, BWFC, Carrick, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Player Profiles, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, Karl Henry, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, McCarthy, MCFC, MUFC, Opta Stats, Parker, QPR, QPR Stats, ramsey, Re-Coker, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

Joey Barton has been one of the most talked about players in the Premier League since he made his Man City debut against Middlesbrough in August 2002. He is well-known for his no-nonsense tough tackling nature on the pitch as well [...]Written by Jame…

What Makes A Solid Premier League Defence? EPL Opta Stats

Posted March 5th, 2012 by desigunner & filed under AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, BRFC, BWFC, CFC, Chelsea, efc, english Premier league, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Premium Articles, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, ffc, Fulham, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, Opta Stats, Premier League, Premier League Stats, QPR, SAFC, scafc, SCFC, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

One of our Arsenal writers uses Opta Stats to find out what makes a solid Premier League defence?  Usually, when analysing defensive performances, one tends to look at tackles made, interceptions, success in aerial and ground duels, and other such […..

Premier League Goal Scoring Patterns

Posted February 24th, 2012 by SoccerStatistically & filed under AFC, Arsenal, aston villa, AVFC, Blackburn Rovers, Bolton Wanderers, BRFC, BWFC, CFC, Chelsea, conversion, efc, EPL, EPL Index Featured Article, EPL Index Premium Articles, EPL Index Statistical Comparisons, epl opta stats, EPL Stats, Everton, ffc, Fulham, goals, LFC, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester Utd, MCFC, MUFC, NCFC, Newcastle Utd, Norwich City, NUFC, opta, Opta Stats, Premier League, Premier League Goals, premier league opta stats, Premier League Stats, QPR, SAFC, scafc, SCFC, scoring, Stats, Stoke City, Sunderland, Swansea City, THFC, Tottenham Hotspur, WAFC, WBA, West Bromwich Albion, Wigan, Wolves, wwfc.

Our statistical expert Ford Bohrmann analyses Premier League goal scoring patterns by looking at which areas of the goal teams score in. The article focuses on every Premier League side and then also covers their conversion percentages with the use […..