The Football Fanalytics Podcast

Episode 73: It's all kicking off

We always want to be entertained at every football match we watch, but are there certain kick-off times where you get more value than others?In Episode 73, we looked at the way in which fixture scheduling can influence how many goals, penalties, and red cards you might see in the Premier League. Do Sunday afternoons offer more entertainment than Saturday lunchtimes? Are weekday kick-offs as exciting under the lights as we think?Stick around for some hard cold facts along the way — credit to those who know the highest scoring match of all time!Bio links:Duncan Alexander article: https://theanalyst.com/na/2022/03/how-kick-off-time-affects-premier-league-games/; Andy Jones article: https://theathletic.com/4367807/2023/04/01/premier-league-kick-off-times-analysis/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hard Cold Facts: Expected vibes, Rasmus Højlund and record breaking own goals

The Football Fanalytics Podcast is bringing you a brand new feature... Hard Cold Facts! It's the currency we deal in... well, Mark does. Ryan is more of an 'Expected Vibes' sort of guy. These will be shorter episodes, where we will delve into the goings on around the footballing world, whilst serving up some stats, questions and topical musings for you to feast on.In this episode, we talk about Iceland, Tim Sherwood, the goal scoring record you didn't know England had, Rasmus Højlund and halfway line screamers... enjoy!You can email us: Fanalytics.pod@gmail.comOr follow us on social media @fanalyticspodLINKSSunday League Screamer: https://twitter.com/sportbible/status/1640362734553292800?s=20Best halfway line goals: https://www.planetfootball.com/quick-reads/nayim-and-eight-others-who-scored-from-the-halfway-line/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 72 : Fanalytics FIFPRO World XI Review

With the announcement of the FIFA FIFPRO Men’s World 11 this week, we break down the chosen team and ask who is the most deserving of a place.On the topic of European competition, we take a look at the upcoming “Swiss model” for the UEFA Champions League in 2024-25. Will the new format make the competition a better or worse spectacle? Will there be more heavyweight sclashes? Can we convince Ryan that change is a good thing, sometimes?Will more games also mean more injuries? We look at FIFPro’s “Player Workload Monitoring Tool” to outline just how little rest and recovery the top athletes get for club and country.Bio links:Twenty First Group article: https://www.twentyfirstgroup.com/uefa-champions-league-restructure-what-impact-will-it-have/; FIFPro’s “Player Workload Monitoring Tool”: https://www.footballbenchmark.com/library/pwm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 71: How do you like Stat(s)?

Anyone listening to the Football Fanalytics podcast is going to enjoy watching football itself, but how do you like to consume your broadcast coverage?With the growth of advanced data such as “Live Win Probability” and a “Momentum Tracker” being used within the broadcast, we look at the lengths football data has come in mainstream media, but how much further it still has to go.We cover a lot of ground in Episode 71, from augmented reality, to machine learning and…apex height? Plenty to sift through.You can follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/FanalyticsPodOr follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/fanalyticspodAnd you can contact us via email fanalytics.pod@gmail.comLINKSFIFA Training Centre: https://www.fifatrainingcentre.com/en/fwc2022/fwc2022.php#metrics Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode 70 - Using Data in the January Window

We are back! Fresh from a winter break, where Mark was busy working hard analysing the World Cup and Ryan was busy playing FIFA... The Football Fanalytics Podcast returns for 2023. It's January, which means the footballing world is filled with non stop transfer rumours and clubs looking to bring in midseason reinforcements. Some clubs may need new recruits to rescue their season, some may be looking for injury cover, and some may be throwing money around just for fun... if you're Todd Boehly. But how can clubs use data to inform better decisions during the transfer window? And how might players use data to negotiate better deals for themselves as their contract comes to an end? We explore that in this episode, as well as looking at some of the deals that have already been agreed this month so far.You can follow us on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/FanalyticsPodOr follow us on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/fanalyticspodAnd you can contact us via email fanalytics.pod@gmail.comLINKSAlex Greenwood article: https://theathletic.com/4095864/2023/01/17/alex-greenwood-used-data-for-manchester-city-contract/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices