Beyond Stats

Fact of the week

Carries give Barcelona the edge

Raphinha’s first goal, which you can see in the video of the week, is a clear example of how carries are an asset which Barcelona use on a regular basis. Xavi’s men are among the top three for high-impact carries, which are those that lead to a goalscoring opportunity. However, these are not the only ones. Their individual flair also comes to the fore in carries breaking the midfield line, where Barcelona top the standings.

Remarkable Coach

Ancelotti retains the league top spot based on top rankings

There are many metrics which Real Madrid lead in LALIGA EA Sports. And not only are there a lot of them, they are important ones which influence the game. Carlo Ancelotti’s side take the most shots, play the most passes leading to shots and are the team with the most high-impact actions. They are second on shots on target, on shots under opposition pressure and on passes in the final third. As we can see, both when it comes to finishing and creating danger, they are the standout team in the competition.

Key Player

Modric remains a key player

The Croat has the ability to pop up when he is needed most and continues to be instrumental when his team are struggling to break the deadlock. If the ball is refusing to go in, he conjures up a shot from distance to put his team in the ascendancy. So far this season, he has taken 15 shots, but his calling card is the quality of his passing. He is among the top 10 in LALIGA on passes in the final third and the top 15 for passes leading to shots.

The Match up

Atletico take on Betis, the most expansive team in possession

Real Betis are the team with the largest convex hull in possession this season; i.e., the team who cover the largest area of the pitch when they have the ball. They are also the most expansive without the ball. The way they generate space and their ability to get back into position are key, and Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid will have to find a way to deal with this. Furthermore, in the radar chart accompanying this section you can see that the department where Atletico stand out is on finishing and attacking efficiency.

Metric of the week

Percentage of shots on target

This consists of calculating the proportion of shots which are on target with respect to the total, either by a team or an individual player. This allows us to assess a player’s ability to create more dangerous chances by looking at the actual circumstances and figures of their play. Atletico Madrid are the outfit with the highest percentage of shots on target in the competition, with almost 45% of their strikes goal-bound.

Beyond Stats ofrece métricas increíbles en la industria del fútbol: no se limita a recopilar los datos que se suelen usar para los análisis estándarque llegan a los aficionados, sino que va más allá, recopilando una cantidad ingente de información durante el partido, casi en tiempo real, gracias a la herramienta Mediacoach de LALIGA, que es capaz de revelar nuevas percepciones sobre el juego a un nivel más profundo permitiendo trazar patrones y obtener proyecciones de futuro.

Los datos brutos recogidos (Raw Data) son tratados para su análisis por un equipo multidisciplinar compuesto por expertos en Business Intelligence & Analytics y análisis futbolístico de LALIGA a través de procesos de Machine Learning e Inteligencia Artificial que se han hecho posibles gracias a la tecnología Azure que provee Microsoft, capaz de procesar grandes volúmenes de datos. Tras su tratamiento, se genera un algoritmo que permite la visualización de las métricas que llegan al aficionado por medio de Beyond Stats. Estas estadísticas permiten a los aficionados entender mejor por qué su equipo ha ganado un partido, lo ha perdido, o tener una visión panorámica de su rendimiento y expectativas, lo que permite una inmersión inédita en la experiencia del espectador de fútbol.

En todos los estadios de LALIGA encontramos hasta dieciséis cámaras perimetrales fijas de alta resolución para el tracking óptico que siguen en el terreno de juego la situación de jugadores, árbitros y balón, recogiendo datos físicos y técnico-tácticos a un ritmo vertiginoso de 25 veces por segundo.

“Encontramos hasta dieciséis cámaras perimetrales fijas de alta resolución para el tracking óptico”

Estos dispositivos permiten la integración, a través de la herramienta de análisis Mediacoach, de dos tecnologías: tracking y eventing. El tracking se apoya en la información de seguimiento recogida por las cámaras perimetrales del estadio, y permite elaborar métricas como las referidas a distancia recorrida, velocidad máxima y media, o número de sprints. Mediante el eventing se registran los eventos más objetivables: número de pases, córners, o faltas cometidas y recibidas. La información captada a través de tracking y eventing se integra y almacena en el sistema formando un conjunto de datos de gran volumen.