An update on the two MCFC Analytics projects
MCFC AnalyticsI want to post an update on the two MCFC Analytics-related projects that we at Soccermetrics initiated a few weeks ago. (more…)
Soccermetrics Interview #4: Craig Duncan (Part II)
Soccermetrics InterviewsThis is Part II of the Soccermetrics Newsletter interview with Dr Craig Duncan, head of Human Performance at Sydney FC. He has become an internationally-recognized authority in sports science, especially as it relates to player monitoring and maximizing the performance of elite athletes. (more…)
Will be at 2012 Leaders in Performance conference
Conferences and SymposiaI am pleased to announce that Matt and I will be at the 2012 Leaders in Performance conference, to be held 10-11 October at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium. (more…)
FMRD-Summary Table Description: Goals category
Database DevelopmentWe start the description of the FMRD-Summary tables with those that track goal-related statistics. You can find a more detailed description in the FMRD-Summary wiki page. Headers refer to table names, and fields are given in definition order. (more…)
FMRD-Summary Table Description: What’s inherited from FMRD
Database DevelopmentThis post is the first of a multi-part series that describes the tables of the FMRD-Summary schema. As the name suggests, this schema is derived from the Football Match Result Database, so I will show which FMRD tables have been retained. A more detailed description is in the FMRD-Summary wiki page. (more…)
Introducing the Football Match Result and Summary Database
Database Development, MCFC AnalyticsThe ‘lite’ dataset released by the MCFC Analytics project last weekend is a massive dump of almost 200 summary in-match metrics for every player who participated in every match of the 2011-12 English Premier League — more than 10,000 records and 2 million data cells. We set out to convert that dataset into something more […]
Quick survey: Who should be the next Soccermetrics Newsletter Interview?
AdministrativaI decided that I wanted to hear from my readers who they would like me to interview in the next issue of the Soccermetrics Newsletter, so on Twitter I asked for nominations. I ended up with two: Graham McAree, Head Soccer Editor at SB Nation, Jim Lawlor, chief scout at Manchester United Football Club The […]
Further comments on the MCFC Analytics dataset
Database Development, Match Data CollectionA few hours have passed since my initial post in reaction to the ‘basic’ dataset released by Man City’s performance analysis department, and I have some further comments. (more…)
MCFC Analytics ‘basic’ dataset: Not good enough
Database Development, Match Data CollectionLike many of the visitors to this site, I eagerly awaited the release of the MCFC Analytics dataset. I don’t expect everyone to agree with me, but I’ll just get to the point and say it: the basic dataset that MCFC and Opta have released is simply not good enough. (more…)
Introducing the Football Match Event Database
Database DevelopmentManchester City Football Club have launched an exciting initiative in which they have released the full set of 2011-12 Premier League touch-by-touch data compiled by Opta Sports. This initiative creates an opportunity to support the development of new team and player performance metrics in football, but also creates challenges in modeling a very rich in-match […]