Episode 11: How data influences the game of football

Whether you’ve watched Moneyball or are actively managing a team in the Fantasy Football Premier League, we can all agree that data and sports truly belong together in 2020 and beyond. Moving from the traditional approach where coaches rely on their experience and expertise to a more data-driven approach, how is this balance shifting? And how big of a game changer has data become?

We talked to Matthieu Lille-Palette, Senior Vice President, Opta at Perform Group, to find the answers.

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