Factors Associated with Match Outcomes in Elite European Football – Insights from Machine Learning Models
This study examines the key factors influencing match results in European football, analyzing over 61,000 matches using Artificial intelligence (AI).
A Machine Learning Perspective on the Relationships Between Training Doses and Match Injury Trends
This study explores the link between high-speed running, sprinting, and injuries in elite football. With data from 12 European and MLS teams, we used machine learning to reveal key insights into training and injury prevention.
Know Your League: Insights for Player Preparation & Recruitment – Part 4: Match-to-match Players Rotations
The study reveals first-ever findings balance trade-offs between line-up stability for optimal match performance and load management to preserve players’ health.
Return to Play Following Injuries in Pro Football
In this study, we explain insights into the real-life practices of 85 elite practitioners around diagnostics, progression strategies and reintegration processes.
Do Mid-week European Matches Influence European Teams’ Performance? A 20-year Study
This study sheds light on this specific performance dynamic and offers practical tips to help teams—both European and non-European—maximize their chance of winning during congested periods.
Know Your League: Insights for Player Preparation & Recruitment – Part 3: Player Substitutions
In this study, you gain insights into the number of substitutions per team that tended to be similar between all leagues and that substitution numbers increased to 4.5 after the COVID pandemic.
Know Your League: Insights for Player Preparation & Recruitment – Part 2: Results and Goals Scored
In this study, we looked at the top seven European leagues over a 20-year period (21 seasons) to examine what, if any, differences exist between leagues.
Know Your League: Insights for Player Preparation & Recruitment – Part 1: Team Formations
This study gives insights into the top seven European leagues over the past two decades, representing 43 competitions, 269 teams, and more than 61,000 fixtures.
Performance Science Index: Relationship with Market Value & Sporting Performance of Football Teams
This study looks at the relationship between overall Performance Science Index (PSI) scores and market value, as well as PSI scores and Elo ranking, for a selection of representative clubs.
Planning the Microcycle in Elite Football: To Rest or Not to Rest?
In this study, we look at a really interesting topic with no easy answer: planning the microcycle in elite football.
