Has anyone developed Sabermetrics for soccer?

This is such a seductive topic and I understand why people consistently ask it. It comes from a place that says if I can measure it I can model it....and predictability should follow. But of course, unlike a lot of big data plays football struggles to conform to a handy set of rules of thumb or a formula that anyone can agree on. read more

But of course, unlike a lot of big data plays football struggles to conform to a handy set of rules of thumb or a formula that anyone can agree on. Football is a difficult game to master because: 1. read more

However, Clampdown has a point, that soccer is simply not as conducive to the detailed level of statistical comparison that baseball is. In baseball, it is make statistical analysis because players partake in relatively isolated specific events (eg pitching and batting are free from the influence of the other people on the field), hundreds of times a season. read more

The archetypal English soccer manager, who values brawn over brains, is becoming a relic of a bygone age. It appears that the era of the nerds, with their data analysis and sabermetrics, has arisen in England and they don't plan on leaving soon. read more