Peet
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In the Arsenal's wonderland since 2006. Premier League pundit at Spíler TV. Member of the crew of Premier Leak.
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What West Ham are achieving this season with the 20th highest revenue in the world should be enshrined in sports legend. The anti-Moneyball. The dumbest guys in the room. This is a story about the triumph of the human spirit
January 22, 2026 at 11:45 AM
What West Ham are achieving this season with the 20th highest revenue in the world should be enshrined in sports legend. The anti-Moneyball. The dumbest guys in the room. This is a story about the triumph of the human spirit
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FBRef was not only a brilliant resource generally, it made so much WoSo data available that couldn’t be found elsewhere. Absolutely gutting for fans, data nerds, and those of us who feel these things shouldn’t merely be the preserve of people with lots of money
January 20, 2026 at 10:42 PM
FBRef was not only a brilliant resource generally, it made so much WoSo data available that couldn’t be found elsewhere. Absolutely gutting for fans, data nerds, and those of us who feel these things shouldn’t merely be the preserve of people with lots of money
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United have progressively moved away from relatively aggressive and dominant football towards slower possession and less dominance. Guardiola (yellow) and Klopp (red) are where you want to be
January 5, 2026 at 11:43 AM
United have progressively moved away from relatively aggressive and dominant football towards slower possession and less dominance. Guardiola (yellow) and Klopp (red) are where you want to be
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Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2025. This edition includes pointers to about 200 resources, including research papers, blog posts, news articles, podcasts, and webinars.
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Soccer Analytics 2025 Review – Jan Van Haaren
Collection of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2025!
janvanhaaren.be
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2025. This edition includes pointers to about 200 resources, including research papers, blog posts, news articles, podcasts, and webinars.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
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⚽️ Just launched xstandings.com
Inspired by FiveThirtyEight, xStandings simulates the rest of the season to forecast final standings:
✅ Title, playoff, relegation odds
✅ Match-by-match win/draw/loss predictions
✅ “What if” explorer for upcoming games
Inspired by FiveThirtyEight, xStandings simulates the rest of the season to forecast final standings:
✅ Title, playoff, relegation odds
✅ Match-by-match win/draw/loss predictions
✅ “What if” explorer for upcoming games
xStandings — Predict Soccer Standings
xStandings simulates every match to forecast league standings. Explore your team’s chances for top 4, title, or relegation — updated weekly.
xStandings.com
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
⚽️ Just launched xstandings.com
Inspired by FiveThirtyEight, xStandings simulates the rest of the season to forecast final standings:
✅ Title, playoff, relegation odds
✅ Match-by-match win/draw/loss predictions
✅ “What if” explorer for upcoming games
Inspired by FiveThirtyEight, xStandings simulates the rest of the season to forecast final standings:
✅ Title, playoff, relegation odds
✅ Match-by-match win/draw/loss predictions
✅ “What if” explorer for upcoming games
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There’s fit enough to make a bench, fit enough to meaningfully sub, fit enough to play multiple 90s in short succession, and fit enough to be at your best while doing so. Just because it’s explainable, doesn’t mean it isn’t brutal. They hit a wall.
December 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There’s fit enough to make a bench, fit enough to meaningfully sub, fit enough to play multiple 90s in short succession, and fit enough to be at your best while doing so. Just because it’s explainable, doesn’t mean it isn’t brutal. They hit a wall.
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Here’s the top 20 players in those five leagues for quality of throws into the box in the last 12 months. Note how some clubs are really leaning into it (Brentford, Hoffenheim, Parma, RBL). Kayode is also second for volume of throws into the box per 90 in this period
September 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Here’s the top 20 players in those five leagues for quality of throws into the box in the last 12 months. Note how some clubs are really leaning into it (Brentford, Hoffenheim, Parma, RBL). Kayode is also second for volume of throws into the box per 90 in this period
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Usage rate klaxon
When Erling Haaland is on the pitch he takes 44% of Manchester City’s shots. Thats the most in the PL this season.
There are only three other players who clear 30%, somehow two of them play for Wolves (Strand Larsen and, weirdly, Bellegarde) and Sunderland forward Isidor.
Pretty crazy stuff.
There are only three other players who clear 30%, somehow two of them play for Wolves (Strand Larsen and, weirdly, Bellegarde) and Sunderland forward Isidor.
Pretty crazy stuff.
September 19, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Usage rate klaxon
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Why didn't you just try to win, Arne?
Different stories
The narrative engine hits overdrive, already
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September 1, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Why didn't you just try to win, Arne?
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❓ How balanced are PL squads?
🥅 Man Utd: 55% of value in forwards (+10% vs avg) but only 12% in midfield (-9%).
⚪ Fulham: 44% in defence, league-high.
⚒️ West Ham: Just 5% in strikers, lowest.
🔄 Bournemouth: Strength in wide attack.
🔴 Sunderland: Most balanced.
🥅 Man Utd: 55% of value in forwards (+10% vs avg) but only 12% in midfield (-9%).
⚪ Fulham: 44% in defence, league-high.
⚒️ West Ham: Just 5% in strikers, lowest.
🔄 Bournemouth: Strength in wide attack.
🔴 Sunderland: Most balanced.
August 21, 2025 at 7:50 AM
❓ How balanced are PL squads?
🥅 Man Utd: 55% of value in forwards (+10% vs avg) but only 12% in midfield (-9%).
⚪ Fulham: 44% in defence, league-high.
⚒️ West Ham: Just 5% in strikers, lowest.
🔄 Bournemouth: Strength in wide attack.
🔴 Sunderland: Most balanced.
🥅 Man Utd: 55% of value in forwards (+10% vs avg) but only 12% in midfield (-9%).
⚪ Fulham: 44% in defence, league-high.
⚒️ West Ham: Just 5% in strikers, lowest.
🔄 Bournemouth: Strength in wide attack.
🔴 Sunderland: Most balanced.
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If you were worried about Trent’s transition defending, have fun watching Frimpong make striker runs while the ball goes the other way
August 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
If you were worried about Trent’s transition defending, have fun watching Frimpong make striker runs while the ball goes the other way
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The "stats men" collected data for the 1974 World Cup. Via @statsperform.optajoe.com: Franz Beckenbauer won possession more often than any player, and he completed the most passes into the attacking third.
In an anecdote about how VVD was rejected by analysts at Palace as the data said he had no pace (pace data wasn't available at the time afaik) Warnock and the writer of the article conclude that Beckenbauer would be missed by "the stats men" as he doesn't tackle enough.
August 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The "stats men" collected data for the 1974 World Cup. Via @statsperform.optajoe.com: Franz Beckenbauer won possession more often than any player, and he completed the most passes into the attacking third.
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If you loved Sarri's Napoli or De Zerbi's Brighton, you should be watching Mikey Varas's San Diego.
I wrote for the Guardian about the risky press-baiting style that makes MLS's newest team its most tactically interesting, statistically extreme and just plain fun.
I wrote for the Guardian about the risky press-baiting style that makes MLS's newest team its most tactically interesting, statistically extreme and just plain fun.
San Diego FC are setting risky new records in an eye-catching MLS debut
No team in the world relies on buildup quite like the newly-formed group of ‘30 strangers’ with teenagers in key positions
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 12:26 PM
If you loved Sarri's Napoli or De Zerbi's Brighton, you should be watching Mikey Varas's San Diego.
I wrote for the Guardian about the risky press-baiting style that makes MLS's newest team its most tactically interesting, statistically extreme and just plain fun.
I wrote for the Guardian about the risky press-baiting style that makes MLS's newest team its most tactically interesting, statistically extreme and just plain fun.
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Some advanced data from Thierno Barry from when we were pushing him to clubs last summer for £10m.
July 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Some advanced data from Thierno Barry from when we were pushing him to clubs last summer for £10m.
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On a footballing level, Partey’s best qualities (line-breakers, advanced tackles) are extremely visible, and his deficiencies (coverage, communication, tempo, full-90 sharpness) were often more subtle.
Zubimendi is one of the best details players in the world.
Zubimendi is one of the best details players in the world.
June 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM
On a footballing level, Partey’s best qualities (line-breakers, advanced tackles) are extremely visible, and his deficiencies (coverage, communication, tempo, full-90 sharpness) were often more subtle.
Zubimendi is one of the best details players in the world.
Zubimendi is one of the best details players in the world.
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pretty funny that Arsenal fans have been talking about this side all season as if they have vastly superior options in attack, and yet, even with a Mohamed Salah supernova campaign fueling them...they've lost 5.4 xG through 33 games
Liverpool Compared to Corresponding Fixtures Last Season
Points: +3 (79 vs 76)
xG: -5.4 (72.2 vs 77.6)
G: -3 (75 vs 78)
xGA: -10.0 (28.3 vs 38.3)
GA: -3.0 (31 vs 34)
xG Dif: +4.6 (43.9 vs 39.3)
G Dif: 0 (44 vs 44)
Points: +3 (79 vs 76)
xG: -5.4 (72.2 vs 77.6)
G: -3 (75 vs 78)
xGA: -10.0 (28.3 vs 38.3)
GA: -3.0 (31 vs 34)
xG Dif: +4.6 (43.9 vs 39.3)
G Dif: 0 (44 vs 44)
April 25, 2025 at 5:57 PM
pretty funny that Arsenal fans have been talking about this side all season as if they have vastly superior options in attack, and yet, even with a Mohamed Salah supernova campaign fueling them...they've lost 5.4 xG through 33 games
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There are some (imo) very exciting things coming out of data company Skillcorner at the moment. Naturally, I chose to link it to football's data history, rather than write about the data itself
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The path to now
Football data advances from modern companies like Skillcorner are part of a long history of people interested in football trying to understand it better.
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March 23, 2025 at 10:47 AM
There are some (imo) very exciting things coming out of data company Skillcorner at the moment. Naturally, I chose to link it to football's data history, rather than write about the data itself
get-goalside-newsletter-archive.beehiiv.com/p/the-path-t...
get-goalside-newsletter-archive.beehiiv.com/p/the-path-t...
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Evaluating some common critiques of Martin Ødegaard - A deep dive into Arsenal's Captain and some myth busting on some things that are commonly brought up about how he plays
Evaluating some common critiques of Martin Ødegaard
A deep dive into Arsenal's Captain and some myth busting on some things that are commonly brought up about how he plays
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March 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Evaluating some common critiques of Martin Ødegaard - A deep dive into Arsenal's Captain and some myth busting on some things that are commonly brought up about how he plays
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Here’s Mikel Merino, he loves tactics. Too much in fact, which is why they didn’t tell him about the plan to play him at no9 until it was too late. He explains all that here, with little crosses and all. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
March 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Here’s Mikel Merino, he loves tactics. Too much in fact, which is why they didn’t tell him about the plan to play him at no9 until it was too late. He explains all that here, with little crosses and all. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Real Sociedad is a massive disappointment out of possession against Manchester United. Amorim's team can easily create a 4vs3 in the middle against La Real's 4-1-4-1: Zubimendi is marking the player in the left half space, but nobody is jumping on Zirkzee.
March 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Real Sociedad is a massive disappointment out of possession against Manchester United. Amorim's team can easily create a 4vs3 in the middle against La Real's 4-1-4-1: Zubimendi is marking the player in the left half space, but nobody is jumping on Zirkzee.
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Analysis of Dembele's role in PSG's 1-0 victory against Liverpool, and the importance of off-ball movement for a false-nine approach to work.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...
How Ousmane Dembele’s false-nine role and PSG’s movement proved too much for Liverpool
Luis Enrique's side's intelligence and cohesion came to the fore perfectly at Anfield and left the hosts chasing shadows most of the night
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Analysis of Dembele's role in PSG's 1-0 victory against Liverpool, and the importance of off-ball movement for a false-nine approach to work.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...
www.nytimes.com/athletic/619...
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We collect the body orientation of the target player for each pass at the point the pass is played & at the point they receive the ball.
This allows us to measure if a player has opened or closed their body between those two points 📊🔎
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This allows us to measure if a player has opened or closed their body between those two points 📊🔎
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Receiving on the turn, who opens their body to goal the most? — PFF FC BLOG
PFF FC’s Head of Data Analysis, Ashley Latter, explores the importance of “Receiving on the Turn”, a technique where players adjust their body orientation when receiving a pass to optimize play progre...
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March 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
We collect the body orientation of the target player for each pass at the point the pass is played & at the point they receive the ball.
This allows us to measure if a player has opened or closed their body between those two points 📊🔎
www.blog.fc.pff.com/blog/receivi...
This allows us to measure if a player has opened or closed their body between those two points 📊🔎
www.blog.fc.pff.com/blog/receivi...
Nwaneri had to come off with a cramp for the second game in a row. He is an extremely talented player, but he is only 17. The likes of Foden and Saka never had anywhere near the minutes he has at his age. He is being pushed to his limits because there is no other option.
February 26, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Nwaneri had to come off with a cramp for the second game in a row. He is an extremely talented player, but he is only 17. The likes of Foden and Saka never had anywhere near the minutes he has at his age. He is being pushed to his limits because there is no other option.