This season's Dutch Eredivisie was a fascinating championship to follow, not just because the storyline of Steve McClaren finding rehabilitation in FC Twente, but also because of the gaudy statistics of Ajax in finishing second. I had my doubts that the Pythagorean formula would be able to predict the total number of points in the […]
I was working on a new way to streamline the computation and publication of my Pythagorean expectations for various leagues, and I had used the Spanish league table as a test case. My code worked very well, so I'm publishing those results here. There will be some other league results coming up shortly, including the […]
The 2009-2010 CONCACAF Champions League has concluded, and the club and league coefficients for the CONCACAF region have been updated. Since the semifinal and final involved only Mexican clubs, there won't be much change to the league or club coefficients. Obviously the four semifinalists see a bump in their coefficients, especially Pachuca, the new champions. […]
It's probably odd for me to say this considering how much I look at the analytical side of sports, but I've never been a big fan of fantasy sports. Part of the reason is that I'm incredibly lazy and find it hard to make the effort required to become knowledgeable about the players and make […]
Those of you who are coming on this site to look for the latest CONCACAF club/league coefficients will have to wait a few days. I will post the final set of coefficients for the 2009/10 CONCACAF season after the second leg of the Champions League final next Wednesday. I plan on posting the document within […]
This morning I posted my specifications for the Football Match Result Database. Tonight I'll discuss the design and explain my thinking behind some of the tables. (more…)
Sorry for being away from the site (actually both sites) for a while, but I was preoccupied with completing this database specification task. I've finally arrived at a point where I can share my plans with someone else, which I will do in a few moments.First of all, I would like to acknowledge those who […]
For those of you who are in the Bay Area, the 2010 International Science and Engineering Fair is still looking for judges in various categories. The ISEF is one of the top international-level science and engineering competitions for high school students and features projects in categories from the life sciences, physical sciences, engineering and mathematics, […]
It's not quite football/soccer related, but it is interesting to see what's going on in other sports. This article in Popular Mechanics (hat-tip to Glenn Reynolds) discusses new metrics that are being developed in baseball thanks to video-tracking technology. By tracking the action of runners, fielders, and catchers, it is possible to quantify elements of […]
I've been looking around for Spanish-language websites and papers related to statistical analysis in football, and I've been able to find a couple. The first is a Chilean/Spanish company called AIM Fútbol, which has developed a software package called SICO which generates advanced individual- and team-level statistics for professional football clubs. The company says that […]
