Football

Distribution of the number of goals by match and scores

Goals per match and most frequent scores in the 5 major leagues, 1995–2020, as pizza charts.

The most used types of playing systems in the 5 major leagues (2023)

Which playing systems teams used in the 5 major leagues in 2023, grouped by number of defenders and strikers.

Marseille, a workforce victim of too much renewal ?

Contracts, ages and market values of the Marseille squad, after years of heavy transfer activity.

The most decisive football players of 2022 season

Per-90 stats vs. how often a player is actually decisive: an interactive look at the 5 major leagues in 2022-23.

A sporting vision absent in Marseille ?

Starting from Vitinha’s lack of playing time, a comparison of the sporting vision of several Ligue 1 clubs.

Ligue 1 matches weather

Average temperature and wind speed during Ligue 1 matches, by city and month.

Neymar injuries

Neymar’s career through his injuries, from Santos to Barcelona and PSG.

Football predictions table

A gt tutorial in R: color gradients and team logos in a Ligue 1 predictions table.

French race for direct qualification in champions league

Marseille vs Lens: the race for Ligue 1’s direct Champions League spot, in charts.

Combine multiple touchmaps into one graph, adding elements like flags

Follow-up tutorial: several player touchmaps on a single graphic, with country flags.

Build a touchmap

A step-by-step R tutorial: from raw match event data to a map of a player’s ball touches on the pitch.
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