Alexandra Hunt

Dec 9, 2024 | totalfootballanalysis.com | Alexandra Hunt

The Championship playoff final back in May must feel like a distant memory for Southampton fans. At the time of writing, prior to the international break, the Saints find themselves rooted to the bottom of the Premier League. To compound their plight, Opta has predicted only a 5.23% chance of survival for the South Coast side, with a predicted points tally of 23. To put it in context, no team has ever survived on such a total.

Dec 1, 2024 | rfr.bz | Alexandra Hunt

The Championship playoff final back in May must feel like a distant memory for Southampton fans. At the time of writing, prior to the international break, the Saints find themselves rooted to the bottom of the Premier League. To compound their plight, Opta has predicted only a 5.23% chance of survival for the South Coast side, with a predicted points tally of 23. To put it in context, no team has ever survived on such a total.

Nov 23, 2024 | totalfootballanalysis.com | Alexandra Hunt

The 2020/21 season marked a 19-year wait for Sporting Lisbon to be crowned Primeira Liga champions. A return to the top of the Portuguese pyramid coincided with the arrival of former Benfica midfielder Rúben Amorim in the managerial dugout, who was recently linked with the vacancy at Premier League outfit Liverpool. Although it’s not always been plain sailing since Amorim’s arrival, Sporting have established a tactical identity and secured another domestic league title last campaign.

Oct 1, 2024 | totalfootballanalysis.com | Alexandra Hunt

It’s well-documented how much data is used in football these days. Data plays a pivotal role in club decision-making, whether to guide recruitment or inform tactical decisions. But how can data be used to benefit players? The likes of Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne and Arsenal’s Ben White have been known to utilise the wealth of data available in football in order to negotiate improved contract terms.

Sep 10, 2024 | obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Alexandra Hunt |Laura J Bonnett |Jon Heron |Michael A. Lawton

3.2.4.2 Handling Predictors Continuous predictors are optimal when not dichotomised [19]; 38 studies with well-described handling were low-risk, whilst 25 studies, with five introducing bias through dichotomisation and 20 inadequately explaining cut-off methods, were high risk. The methods used to select predictors is extremely important.