With FBRef.com’s switch from Statsbomb to Opta as its data source, in my estimation fans and stat nerds are now treated to untapped data previously hidden behind crazy web scrapers or pay walls. Beyond the addition of new leagues with… Continue Reading
The World Cup break could not have come at a better time. Well, maybe it could have come one week earlier to prevent Atalanta from succumbing to its second and third straight losses! Everyone knows what happened against Lecce midweek… Continue Reading
Date: November 13, 2022Time: 12:30 CET | 6:30 EST A Quick Tale of the Tape Atalanta: 6th | 27 points | +8 GD | +9 xGD | Top Goalscorer: Ademola Lookman (6 goals)Inter: 5th | 27 points | +11 GD… Continue Reading
You can forgive Gian Piero Gasperini and his side for losing to Napoli on the weekend. But then to come out and lay a stinker against Lecce, losing 2-1, is disappointing. Its like when you’re a kid and you get… Continue Reading
Date: November 9, 2022Time: 18:30 CET | 12:30 EST A Quick Tale of the Tape Lecce: 16th | 9 points | -6 GD | -7.1 xGD | Top Goalscorer – Gabriel Strefezza (4 goals)Atalanta: 4th | 27 points | +9… Continue Reading
The match was set up on a silver platter for Atalanta. Napoli’s platinum player, Kvicha Kravatskhelia, was ruled out with a back injury, which would have seemingly leveled the playing field for Atalanta to a reasonable chance at not just… Continue Reading
Date: November 5, 2022Time: 18:00 CET, 13:00 EST A Quick Tale of the Tape Atalanta: 2nd | 27 points | +10 GD | +7.8 xGD | Top Scorer: Ademola Lookman (5 goals)Napoli: 1st | 32 points | +21 GD |… Continue Reading