Match from the past – 1970 World Cup Final
Source: Wikimedia Commons. World Cup finals have brought us one of the greatest heroes in football history and their legacy will remain eternal. However, as it often happens…
Dados e dados. Como obter vantagem usando dados no futebol?
Image by: Carlos Figueroa. Source: Wikimedia Commons Sejamos sinceros: nem toda transferência será um sucesso. Sempre há fatores desconhecidos quanto a como um atleta irá se adaptar e…
How to roll the dice in scouting and come out on top
Image by Дмитрий Садовников. Source: Wikimedia commons Let’s face it: Not every transfer will turn out to be a success. There are always unknowns to how a player…
The Five a Side Dream Youth Team
Image by random contributor. Source: Wikimedia Commons The magic of data. The ever-growing applications of data in football to aid decision-making, and the new challenges imposed by the…
Is the winner already certain? Analyzing inequalities in European football leagues
Image by Steffen Prößdorf. Source: Wikimedia commons Introduction Some European leagues have been touted as ”farmers league” by opposition fans in other leagues because they perceive these leagues as not…
How to develop a global team strength model?
Image by Дмитрий Голубович. Source: Wikimedia commons One of the interesting (but usually difficult) tasks regarding analysis of football matches by pundits and football lovers has to do…
Análise de Mercado – Brasileirão 2021 – Parte IV
Image by Bruno Cantini / Agência Galo / Atlético. Source Chegamos na última parte de nossa análise das equipes brasileiras e a indicação de um reforço pontual. Na…
Análise de Mercado – Brasileirão 2021 – Parte III
Image by Bruno Cantini / Atlético. Source No terceiro artigo de nossa série sobre reforços, exploramos as equipes da 10a à 6a colocação e o que é necessário…
Análise de Mercado – Brasileirão 2021 – Parte II
Image by Anderson Bueno Pereira. Source: Wikimedia Commons Seguindo nosso primeiro artigo, continuamos explorando reforços para as 20 equipes da Série A, baseados em nosso sistema de Big…
Análise de Mercado – Brasileirão 2021 – Parte I
Original image by Douglas Teixeira/Futebol Santista. Source: Flickr O Brasileirão está se aproximando do término do primeiro turno e esta é a hora dos times agirem para planejar…
Field a top scorer or be a top-scoring team: Would you rather sign Danny Ings or Roberto Firmino?
Title image by Granada. Shared under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license, Wikimedia Commons – written by Michael Markefka Let’s get this out of the way: Having the top…
Tons of new possibilities within the Scoutpad – December Update 2020
From now on a big new update of Scoutpad is available – the digital assistant for player assessment and management. With this update we react to the numerous feedback we…
The Scouting Lottery: Which version of Antoine Griezmann have you seen on any given match day?
written by Michael Markefka Going to a match, or watching a full video of it, always has a bit of luck of the draw. People aren’t machines, obviously, and as…
The Importance of Stability
written by Michael Markefka Scoutpanel provides a rating for a player’s stability. This describes how much the single match performances deviate from the player’s performance average for the selected time…
EPL Review: Manchester City vs Arsenal (17.10.2020)
Introduction We have looked at this match before, in our pre-match outlook and not it is time to return to this fixture and see how the teams fared against each…
