Man City: A Lack Of Away Goals
Away Numbers 2012/13 Games Goals Goals pg Shutout 15 20 1.33 5 The low goals per game total leaps out at me immediately and a quick glance at the Premier league table tells me that...
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The summer of change?
With hopes of defending their Premier League crown all but gone thoughts are beginning to turn towards the summer and what needs to be done for City to rebound and mount a bid to regain the title...
B&B 5-on-5 Roundtable: Fact or Fiction
A few words--just a few--on Man United's loss to Real Madrid. Every other team in the EPL is feeling more than a little of the ol' schadenfreude as they enjoy their coffee or tea. Make no mistake;...
Aston Villa v Man City: Final 1/3rd Zone Entries
I think we are all pretty familiar with the final 1/3rd concept in football. EPL Index tracks stats like pass completion% for the final 1/3rd and nearly every football game that features on TV has...
Man City v Aston Villa: Zone Exits
Zone Exits/Own Half Exits is a pretty simple idea. The question I wanted to answer was: how does team A get the ball into team B's half? Is the most common method via the long ball, or is it a...
B&B 5-on-5: Keep Him or Move Him? New Feature!
A week or so back, the invaluable shuddertothink put up a wonderous chart detailing which players were being used and which were not. You can check that out here. In the middle of the chart were...
Will the soft cap impact summer signings?
With a new soft cap in play, how much money will the top teams have to spend this summer?
Man Games Lost To Injury: Week 25 Update
This is update article of sorts. You can find previous articles on injury in the Premier League here and here. The method is simple: Take each teams injury list before each fixture and then check...
Analysis:The Top 7's numbers when the game is tied
In this post I shall be looking at the top 7 teams in the PL. Just those teams. Partly due to the fact they are the most popular and a lot to do with these 7 teams being the best the division has...
A look at Pace in football
A couple of months ago, I was looking at some models for predicting total goals in a game, and it struck me that, in addition to using Total Shot Ratio to examine how dominant a team is, you could...
Mario Balotelli…. The Next Star That Never Was?
By now I'm sure we have heard enough about Mario Balotelli, and whether he will be staying or going during the current transfer window. Arriving in 2010, Balotelli, cost City £24 million and...
City will catch United!
Breakdown for how Manchester City will catch up with Manchester United in the Premier League title race.
On Michael Johnson
Twenty-four. It's no age at all. The same age as Micah Richards (230 appearances and a dozen or so England caps), a year older than Academy contemporary Daniel Sturridge (already with two high...
A Deeper Look At Shots on Target
About three months ago, I started gorging myself on the work coming out of the soccer analytics community. I'd been following casually for a couple of years at that point, but something must have...
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Playing at the Emirates
This coming Sunday, Manchester City play Arsenal at Emirates Stadium. This game could be a chance to make up some points on Manchester United, as they play an in-form Liverpool at Old Trafford. It...
10 Points: Late Goals, Liverpool & RvP (week 18)
1) Pieces of eight! As you all know Chelsea thrashed Aston Villa by 8 goals yesterday, and the goals were scored by seven different scorers. It was a brutal result for a young Villa side who lack...
10 Points: Benteke, Balotelli & Liverpool (wk 17)
1) Benteke Christian is his first name and it took a google search for me to discover that. That is a small caveat of just how under the radar the summer signing from Genk is, or, should that be, w...
A Statistical Look At Man City's Away Form
Man City's away form, in 2011/12, was almost the straw that broke the talented camel's back when we think of the nearly derailed title triumph. Man City were a revelation at home last year, but all...
Joe Hart In The CL: Shot and save % location
Right, so we know Joe is good 'keeper, any arguments? No, good. Let's move on to his performances in this years Champions League. Basic numbers shots on target Goals against Save % 4...
Man City 1-0 Swansea: The Pressing Game
Why was Man City's pressing game so important against Swansea? Because of how Swansea play. Swansea are a possession based team, but one that doesn't specifically hold that possession in the...
10 Points: Embellishment, Referees & More (week 9)
1) Bale makes hay. The headline demands apologies, it's not classy. But one player who has class in abundance, in terms of ability and judgement, is Gareth Bale. The Tottenham superstar, and yes,...
James Milner: A With Or Without You Analysis
James Milner. The name James doesn't quite fit. Look at that jaw line, granite-strong. the name Jim would be a better fit. Jim Milner, bluff Yorkshireman, cross country champion, no-nonsense lad. ...
Yaya Toure: With Or Without You
Today's piece will feature a little number called WOWY analysis. For a better explanation it may be easier to point you, the reader, in the direction of this post on Gareth Barry from yesterday. Y...
Man City 1-1 Dortmund: Highlights And Reaction
First of all let's get down to business, the highlight's package for those who didn't manage to see the game. Highlights Shaky, strange highlights package I know. We are only allowed to...
Man City Injury And Selection Table
A breakdown of minutes played, injuries and absences from the six games played so far in the PL in 2012/13
Early season questions but expect the right answer
Roberto Mancini must have hoped to be able to bask in the glory of Premier League success a little longer than he has.
