The Weekly - Ep. 95 - Everything You Need to Know About Stats

Another week, another Weekly.The boys are back to explain the basics of statistical evaluation of football.Given that we spend a lot of time talking about stats and not a lot of time explaining them, we thought it would be good to make a primer which covers all the basics. So here it is!To help you navigate and jump around the relevant sections, here are the time stamps of each topic:0.00 - Intro2.29 - Goalkeeper situation on Leeds6.39 - How did you get into stats?10.46 - What are the limits of statistical analysis?15.46 - What about confirmation bias?17.04 - How widely used are stats in the football industry?21.38 - Does Marcelo Bielsa use stats?24.46 - Why do we use “per 90” when talking about a player’s stats?26.20 - What metrics are useful to keep an eye on as Leeds fans?28.41 - What are expected goals and why are they useful?32.27 - Can expected goals be bad?34.55 - Why are there conflicting xG numbers?36.29 - Why does xG seem to underestimate chances as I see them with my eyes?38.35 - What is post-shot xG and why is it useful?40.32 - What is variance, what is regression, and why do they matter?44.09 - How do you quantify possession stats?46.24 - What are possession value models?49.23 - What are good metrics to show how teams progress the ball?51.43 - What is a “key pass”?53.24 - Shot and goal creating actions56.50 - Why is it hard to quantify defending?59.26 - What are the basic defensive metrics?1.00.28 - Pressures and how they are measured1.03.35 - What metrics should Leeds be looking at in the future?1.06.40 - What are new developments in statistics that excite you?1.10.56 - What metrics do you wish were available to you that aren’t?1.12.31 - Advice for people wanting to get into statistical analysis1.15.39 - OutroEnjoy!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thegameoftheirlives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.