Beyond Stats

Fact of the week

Real Madrid win LALIGA dominating on shots

In the video, we can see Arda Güler continuing his fine goalscoring form in a match in which he netted a brace. His recent rosy run in front of goal is framed by a set of figures on which his team dominate. Real Madrid are the side who take the most shots in total and place the most shots on target, play the most passes leading to shots, and are the team with the most high-impact actions. Just think what these metrics can do for a player who is always present in the attacking areas and has the ability to finish off chances.

Remarkable Coach

Michel has created a team worthy of the podium

Girona FC started out by surprising us all, but they have continued to play great football all the way through. There was some streakiness, but they held on to the top spot for several weeks. They are the second-highest scorers in the division and display good link-up play in attack. Girona are the team with the third-most passes in the final third and this passing ability is precisely one of the team’s calling cards.

Key Player

Barring any surprises, Sørloth is set to be LALIGA’s top scorer

Alexander Sørloth has had a fantastic season with 23 goals backed by lots of creative work. He has taken the fourth-most shots in the competition and his mere presence in the penalty area has opposing defenders on the back foot. He is also sits seventh in LALIGA for high-impact actions, which are those that lead to a goalscoring opportunity for his team. In other words, not only does he score, he also creates chances.

The Match up

Atletico Madrid v Real Sociedad on the final day

This is the standout clash on the final day. Imanol Alguacil’s Real Sociedad generate over 12 shots per game on average, and you can see an example in the video with Brais Mendez’s goal. Atletico Madrid, meanwhile, are the team with the highest percentage of shots on target and are third on high-impact actions. Given the above, we are sure that we are in for a great match on the final day.

Remember his name

Dovbyk, the breakout player in the breakout team

This brilliant footballer has been one of the key factors in Girona’s historic season. In all likelihood, his 21-goal haul will see him finish as the second-highest scorer in LALIGA. His physicality has made him a force to be reckoned with in the air and in actions in the box. In addition to his goals, he creates a significant threat, topping the LALIGA standings for expected goals (xG). He also makes the podium on shots on target. His shooting is one of his greatest assets and his teammates have been able to get the ball to him in the final third for him to finish.

Metric of the week

Average recovery height

It is important to know how often a team wins the ball back and where they manage to do it. Which is why we record recoveries and the location where they occur. Once we know this position, we can calculate the average height on the pitch. And once we know this average height, we can understand the trends of certain teams in terms of pressing and winning the ball back. Notably, Athletic Club are the LALIGA team with the highest recoveries, which is to say they win the ball back closest to the opposition’s goalmouth.

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.