DATA BLOG
Analysis, news and projects from Alebia Sports Analytics.
Big Data Predicts My Team Will Be Relegated… Should I Start Getting Used to the Idea?
A 70% chance of finishing in Europe is not a sentence. What a Monte Carlo simulation is, why it fails and how to read a prediction without being fooled.
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Advanced Analytics in Football: Fast Food or Signature Cuisine?
Big data, AI and machine learning are fashionable in football, but how many clubs really use them? Why analytics has to be signature and tailor-made.
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LaLiga highlights the Real Oviedo and Alebia project
LaLiga’s innovation portal reports on the Real Oviedo project with Alebia, which strengthens the club’s scouting and player tracking.
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Alebia Analytics signs for CD Mirandés
CD Mirandés and Alebia Analytics agree to work together in the 2022/23 season: analytical consulting for scouting and exploration of the world market.
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Real Oviedo – Alebia Analytics Agreement
Real Oviedo and Alebia Analytics sign an agreement: a platform with advanced statistics on more than 50,000 players for the club’s sporting directorate.
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El Kun Returns to La Liga
Sergio Agüero joins Barça at 33. With the Alebia radar we analyse what the Kun is like today compared with his version of the last three seasons.
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Infographic: Explore the Player Market – Country of Origin
Interactive infographic: which leagues have the most foreign players, where the players of each country go and how many nationalities each competition has.
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Cholo Hits the Right Key
Using Alebia data, we analyse why Atlético de Madrid 2020/21 keeps its pattern of play, with differential changes that make it almost unbeatable.
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“The Team Deserved More”, Really?
Did your team deserve to win? We use data to measure the Segunda División merit table and bring objectivity to the clichés of the press conferences.
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Analysis of Pedri, a Differential Player
Alebia radar of Pedri, Barça’s great revelation: the quality, vision and dribbling of a textbook attacking midfielder who fits several positions.
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Interview with César Arzo, Football and Data
César Arzo, a former top-flight player from Villarreal’s academy, explains why he moved from the pitch to data analytics and what big data brings to football.
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The New Coutinho Built by Koeman
Alebia data on Coutinho’s rebirth at Barça: improved build-up, one-on-ones and offensive impact thanks to Koeman’s tactical changes.
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Big Data Is Not an Option
First blog article: why football, the last guest to arrive at the data party, must embrace big data and become a data-driven sector.
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