Data viz: La Liga’s best finishers

The Spanish first division holds some of the greatest current players in the world. We can analyse attacking players deadliness by goals scored, we can analyse their number of quality chances by xG. And by comparing the two data strings, we can decide who is truly the greatest finisher in the league. Let’s apply this …

xG Timeline: Sunderland v Stanley

xG Timeline of an entertaining fixture in the EFL League One

The Long Read: Tottenham Hotspur’s 4-4-2 Diamond formation.

Pochettino has silently made huge tactical changes in his Tottenham side recently. Pochettino was previously known for his use of the 4-2-3-1 & 3-4-3 system. But recently, he has changed his shape to the old-fashioned – yet still modern ‘4-3-1-2’, or, “4-4-2 Diamond” formation. In this analysis, we’ll discover what this new system means, and …