There you have it the 32 teams that will make up the World Cup next Summer have been confirmed as Peru capture the final berth at the expense of New Zealand. The two nations played out a first leg 0-0 draw at the weekend which left the return leg evenly …
Read More »Real Football Data – Who Is The Most Ruthless Team Across Europe? – Part 1
Who Is The Most Ruthless Team Across Europe? – Part 1 You may or may not be aware that I am currently undertaking a project to see which teams across Europe are the most ruthless when it comes to scoring goals. Just how many efforts will a team need before …
Read More »2017/18 Premier League Predictions – Week 11 (Review)
Week 11 of the Premier League season may have been a long time ago now and truth be told I forgot to review my predictions last week. Then again due to the domestic hiatus it is not really all that much of an issue so without further ado let’s see …
Read More »Real Football Data – Serie A 2017/18 Shot Efficiency – Week 12
Serie A 2017/18 Shot Efficiency – Week 12 It’s time to take a look around Europe once again as I talk all things shot efficiency, after dissecting the data in the Premier League, Bundesliga, La Liga and Ligue 1 it is now time to focus on Serie A. Now it’s …
Read More »Guest Article – A Knight’s Tale
It is time for another guest article of the season, once again it is by regular contributor Anthony Kendrick. A big thanks to Anthony (you can follow him on Twitter here) so without further delay, Anthony it’s over to you. ‘The Legend’ Alan Knight on his Portsmouth career, and thoughts …
Read More »Real Football Data – Bundesliga 2017/18 Shot Efficiency – Week 11
Bundesliga 2017/18 Shot Efficiency – Week 11 This project is building some steam not only due to the amount of analysis that has been carried out but also the fact that it is gaining traction in terms of reads and interest, so thanks to everyone who has read any of …
Read More »Real Football Data – Ligue 1 2017/18 Shot Efficiency – Week 12
Ligue 1 2017/18 Shot Efficiency – Week 12 Another data piece now which I must say has filled the international break very nicely and allowed me to flex my data analysis muscles over the past few days. After taking trips (not literally) to England and Spain we now cast our …
Read More »Unofficial Football World Championships – New Zealand 0 Peru 0
To be honest there was not a lot to write home about in the small hours of this morning as New Zealand and Peru went head to head in the FIFA Inter-Confederational Play Off 1st Leg in Wellington. Both teams going into this clash were potentially just two games away …
Read More »Real Football Data – La Liga 2017/18 Shot Efficiency – Week 11
La Liga 2017/18 Shot Efficiency – Week 11 Time to look at some more shot efficiency now as my whistle stop tour of Europe continues, I’ve already worked out who were the most ruthless teams in La Liga after the first 10 weeks of the season and now it is …
Read More »E-Spurs Podcast Time
It’s that time of the week again where I offer you my latest E-Spurs Podcast, this weeks show covers all things Tottenham vs Crystal Palace as my three guests and I dissect the goings on from Sunday’s win at Wembley. I must thank the guests for once again giving up …
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