Santi Cazorla’s impressive performance against Reading, in which he scored a hat-trick, allowed him to jump back to 2nd spot in the top creators in the Premier League in 2012/13. The graphic from our Stats Centre (powered by Opta) shows the Top 10 creators with Leighton Baines still way ahead although Santi Cazorla cut the gap [...]

Aston Villa got a deserved win by exploiting Liverpool’s major weakness this season – defending the counter attack. It was a backs to the wall display from a young Villa side, who played with a back 5 to help get numbers behind the ball and prevent Liverpool’s attacking players from finding space. Liverpool’s Fullbacks Find [...]

Many of you may have seen the movie (or read the book) Moneyball. The story charts Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane’s attempt to put together a baseball club on a budget by employing computer-generated analysis, getting the most out of what were considered to be very average players. Can we transfer the idea of computer-generated analysis [...]