Sunday’s conclusion to the 2016-17 EPL season produced an impressive haul of 37 goals. What’s more, they were all delivered in the space of 2 hours thanks to the final round of games being played simultaneously - truly the stuff dreams are made of for those watching at home. Those...
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Boring, boring Man United? Can we measure excitement and does it correlate with success?
Goals, net goalscoring opportunities, efficiency and luck
The motivation for this post came from watching yet another of Man United’s goalless games, this time against Southampton on Wednesday night. It’s one part a serious examination of United’s current trend of low scoring – how this fits in with their previous Premier League record and whether ‘negative football’...
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Home advantages and wanderlust
Home and away preferences in the Premier League
When Burnley got beat 3-1 by Everton at Goodison Park on the 15th April, 33 games into their Premier League season, they’d gained only 4 points out of a possible 51 in their away fixtures. But during this time they’d also managed to accrue 32 points out of a possible...
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