With the end of the group stage of the World Cup we’ve lost half of the teams and it’s time to update our predictions.
Category: Football
World Cup 2018 Group Stage Round 2 Update
Posted onQuick update on the World Cup model following the 2nd round of group fixtures.
World Cup 2018 Predictions Update
Posted onFollowing the end of the first round of the World Cup group stage let’s see how the model is doing and how the predictions have changed.
World Cup 2018 Predictions
Posted onThe World Cup is almost upon us and so it’s time to make some predictions…
Probability of World Cup Group Draw
Posted onThe lineup for the 2018 FIFA World Cup is now complete, and the teams have been sorted into pots ahead of the group stage draw on December 1st. All draws are not equally likely, so what teams is your team likely to face?
Correlation of mean transfer spend and UEFA coefficient
Posted onHow does a countries mean transfer spend relate to its UEFA coefficient?
Most expensive Premier League football transfer of all time: Rio Ferdinand
Posted onNo, this post isn’t 15 years late, Rio Ferdinand really did cost “more” than Paul Pogba…
Number of days until first Premier League manager sacking
Posted onI’ll get straight to the point, on average the first Premier League manager is sacked after 77 days.
Rooney Most Capped Outfield Player – updated data
Posted onAbout a year ago I wrote a post examining the data when Rooney become England’s highest ever goal scorer. Now he has become the most capped outfield player I thought I should update the stats.
Relegated Stadia from the Premier League
Posted onFrom the Premier League this season (2015/16) Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Norwich City were relegated. This represents the largest capacity of stadia relegated from the division since only 3 teams were relegated (a total of 122,331). This post contains the data (stadia capacity) for each of the relegated teams, since the 1995/96 season.