Knowledge Base
Deepen your understanding of football analytics concepts with our in-depth articles written for fans and analysts alike.
Getting Started
How to Read Football Statistics: A Guide
Learn how to read and interpret football statistics correctly. From possession and shots to xG and PPDA - what stats really tell you and common misconceptions.
What is xG (Expected Goals)?
Learn what xG (Expected Goals) means in football analytics, how it's calculated, and how to interpret xG values to understand team and player performance.
Form Analysis in Football: Identifying Trends
What form means in football, how to read form curves, and why recent results predict upcoming matches better than the full standings. Tips for Fantasy and betting.
Head-to-Head Statistics: Analyzing Historical Matchups
What H2H data reveals about upcoming matches - which metrics matter, how to read rivalries correctly, and the limits of historical matchup analysis.
Home and Away Strength: The Home Advantage in Numbers
How big is the home advantage really? Statistical analysis of home vs. away performance across major leagues, the COVID experiment, and what the numbers reveal.
Live Football Statistics: Real-Time Analysis on Matchday
What live football stats are available during a match, how real-time data is collected, and why live xG changes how you watch and analyse the game.
Core Concepts
What is xA (Expected Assists)?
xA (Expected Assists) measures the quality of chances created, not whether a teammate scored. Learn how to read creator performance beyond the assist column.
What is npxG (Non-Penalty xG)?
npxG removes penalties from expected goals to reveal true attacking quality. Learn why it matters for comparing strikers, scouting, and reading league tables.
What is xPTS (Expected Points)?
xPTS shows how many points a team actually deserves based on their xG. Spot over- and underperformers, predict regressions, and read the table behind the table.
Clean Sheets and Defensive Statistics
Go beyond clean sheets. Learn which defensive metrics - xGA, tackles, duels, blocks - reveal true defensive quality and how to evaluate defenders properly.
Understanding Football Odds
How betting odds encode probability, what implied probability means, and why odds are a powerful analytical tool - even if you never place a single bet.
Optimizing Fantasy Football with Statistics
Master Fantasy Football with data: xG, xA, per-90 stats, fixture planning, differential picks, and captain selection. Outperform your mini-league with analytics.
Advanced Metrics
Radar Charts in Football: Visual Player Comparison
Learn how radar charts work in football analytics, which metrics go on each axis, and how to instantly compare player profiles by the shape they create.
Shot Maps Explained: Visual Analysis of Shots on Goal
Learn how to read shot maps: shot position, xG value, and outcome visualized on a pitch. Essential tactical analysis for teams, players, and goalkeepers.
PPDA Explained: Measuring Pressing Intensity
PPDA (Passes Per Defensive Action) is the key metric for measuring pressing intensity. Learn how it's calculated, what the numbers mean, and which teams press best.
What is the Pressure Index?
The Pressure Index measures pressing intensity as a composite metric - combining PPDA, high turnovers, pressing success rate, and defensive line height.
Transfer Market Analysis: Understanding Transfers and Squads
How transfers reshape squad balance, what drives player value, and how to use squad and career data for scouting, squad analysis, and player development tracking.
Football Formations: Understanding Tactics Visually
Master football formations from 4-4-2 to 3-5-2. Learn how lineups reveal tactics, how formation data is collected, and how MatchAnalyzr visualises starting XIs.
Expert Features
Season Comparison: Analyzing Teams Across Multiple Seasons
Single-season stats lie. Learn which metrics reveal true team trajectories across multiple seasons and how multi-year analysis predicts future performance.
Comparing Teams and Players - How to Make Meaningful Football Comparisons
Raw stats mislead. Learn how context, per-90 normalisation, and league adjustments make football comparisons meaningful - and how MatchAnalyzr's comparison widgets apply all of this.
Custom Dashboards: Your Personal Analysis Cockpit
What custom dashboards are, why 60+ configurable widgets beat any fixed stats page, and how to build your perfect football analysis setup.
What is a Pre-Match Report?
A pre-match report consolidates form, lineups, H2H, xG context, weather, and odds before kickoff. Learn what's inside and how to use one.
What is a Post-Match Report?
Discover what a post-match report reveals - xG flow, shot maps, player ratings, key events and tactical takeaways that the scoreline never shows.
Custom Football Alerts: Statistical Notifications That Actually Matter
What separates custom statistical alerts from basic goal notifications - xG thresholds, form shifts, lineup changes. How intelligent alerts work.
MatchAnalyzr
What is the Team MA-Score?
The Team MA-Score rates teams 0-100 across 5 dimensions - fully transparent and explainable. Methodology, Z-scores, league adjustment and Pre-Match Score explained.
What is the Player MA-Score?
The Player MA-Score rates footballers on a 0-100 scale using position-specific metrics. A score of 50 always equals the position median. Fully transparent.
