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How matches are actually won, explained with the data.

Illustration for the Tactics article “What NEC and Levski Sofia ask of each other in the Europa League”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing a scene illustrating the subject of the article, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
What NEC and Levski Sofia ask of each other in the Europa League

NEC and Levski Sofia meet in the Europa League. Without results or team news, the useful…

11 hrs ago · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Read a goalkeeper's pass count as a guide to build-up structure”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing a scene illustrating the subject of the article, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
Read a goalkeeper's pass count as a guide to build-up structure

When a goalkeeper completes more passes in a half than the central midfielders, the…

15 hrs ago · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “Offside timing and the penalty-box striker: the Haaland case”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing a scene illustrating the subject of the article, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
Offside timing and the penalty-box striker: the Haaland case

ESPN reports that much of Erling Haaland's scoring rests on a skill that gets little…

18 hrs ago · Tom Whitfield
Illustration for the Tactics article “The tactical questions behind a Villarreal and Napoli meeting”: an AI-generated editorial illustration showing a scene illustrating the subject of the article, with the headline set over it. Illustrative only, not a photograph of a real event.
Tactics
The tactical questions behind a Villarreal and Napoli meeting

A Champions League meeting between Villarreal and Napoli tests how each side builds play…

21 hrs ago · Tom Whitfield