Analysis
Why box overloads break even the most disciplined low blocks
When five attackers meet a set defence inside the penalty area, geometry starts working for the attack.
Analysis
Match and season analysis combining video study with data: shape changes, pressing success, chance quality and where a result was actually decided.
Analysis
How PPDA measures pressing intensity and what it misses
Passes allowed per defensive action is football's simplest pressing number, and its most misunderstood.
Analysis
Why midfield press resistance matters more than dribbling
Beating pressure with the first touch and the next pass keeps attacks alive more reliably than beating a man one-on-one.
Analysis
How set-piece coaches earn their pay in modern football
Dedicated set-piece coaches have turned dead balls from a marginal part of training into one of the most measurable edges in the sport.
Analysis
Why zone 14 still decides football matches in 2026
Coaching fashions rotate, but the rectangle at the edge of the box keeps producing the game's most valuable touches — and the data has never really argued otherwise.
Analysis
How xG hides what it cannot say about finishing quality
Expected goals measures chance quality, not conversion — and treating a striker's xG as a verdict on his finishing quietly ignores everything the model was never built to see.