This is the first article of Season Two and ninth overall article in a series of articles and videos in the Where Goals Come From project from Jamon Moore and Carl Carpenter.
In the eight articles of Season One of the Where Goals Come From project we demonstrated how “progressive pass” goals make up 40% of the goals scored in professional soccer.
Read MoreWe have updated our goals added (g+) methodology to produce g+ components for goal keepers. You can find these new metrics on the Goals Added window in the app under the Goalkeepers tab (MLS, NWSL). Up to this point, we had not published g+ metrics for goal keepers. We recognize that goalkeepers perform many unique tasks on the field, and the first version of our expected possession value models and g+ framework missed a lot of those. Below I’ll explain the specific keeper g+ components and what they try to measure, share a few examples, and then wrap up with some nitty gritty details.
Read MoreOur goals added (g+) tables in the app have been updated with a few tweaks to the methodology, and because everyone loves methodology articles, I will share the details with you.
Read MoreThis is the second of a series of biweekly articles on American Soccer Analysis analyzing interesting tidbits across the season - both at a team and individual level. As the season continues to heat up, these articles will come at all angles of the game: tactical information, fascinating data quirks, and as well just basic match reports. The NWSL, as is the case with American soccer across the board, is a wild ride - hopefully this series will provide everyone with things to keep an eye on throughout the year!
Read MoreOne of the most interesting aspects of MLS when compared to many other popular soccer leagues in the world is that MLS operates under a salary cap. From a roster-building perspective, this has a tremendous impact on how players are valued. Considering the following thought experiment. Let’s say that we have two players who play the same position, have the same age and injury history, and have the exact skill level. For all intents and purposes, they are the same player. Now, let’s say that Player A has a much better agent than Player B and manages to get a contract with a team for 4 times the amount of money as player B.
Read MoreWe’re publishing two team previews every day this week until the NWSL regular season begins on Saturday (THAT’S TOMORROW!). You can find all of them here.
Today we have two teams that won’t be good, but will be interesting.
Read MoreWe’re publishing two team previews every day this week until the NWSL regular season begins on Saturday. You can find all of them here.
Today we have the teams with rosters designed to win it all. One in 2021, the other in the years to come.
Read MoreWe’re publishing two team previews every day this week until the NWSL regular season begins on Saturday. You can find all of them here.
Today we have two teams hoping to become league powerhouses: one for the first time and one as a return to normalcy.
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Read MoreWe’re publishing two team previews every day this week until the NWSL regular season begins on Saturday. You can find all of them here.
Today we’re covering two teams hoping to build off of successful 2020 seasons
Read MoreWe’re publishing two team previews every day this week until the NWSL regular season begins on Saturday. You can find all of them here.
We’re starting off with two teams that went in very different directions in 2020.
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