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Marc Lamberts
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Football nerd. Visuals 🇦🇷🇧🇷 CAF A. Weltschmerz.
Lessons from the NFL: Explosive Plays Analytics ⚽️🏈📊

I turn to the NFL analytics and adapted their Explosive Plays for football. The focus is on making plays from possession, which involve goal kicks, deep free kicks, kick-offs, and defensive throw-ins.
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Lessons from the NFL: Explosive plays analytics
Converting plays from NFL/NCAA to football with Explosive Value Models
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November 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Chain Reaction Tackle Value: how impactful are won tackles in attacking progression

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Chain Reaction Tackle Value: how impactful are won tackles in attacking progression
Looking at the impact in Feyenoord - PSV 2-3 during the 2024-2025 Eredivisie season
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October 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
ICYMI: Goalkeeper Value Model

Creating an actionable Goalkeeper Value Model that can be used in performance analysis + set piece analysis

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Introducing the Goalkeeper Value Model (GVM)
Creating an actionable Goalkeeper Value Model that can be used in performance analysis + set piece analysis
marclamberts.substack.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Morninggg
October 21, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Lessons from the NFL: Explosive Plays Analytics ⚽️🏈📊

I turn to the NFL analytics and adapted their Explosive Plays for football. The focus is on making plays from possession, which involve goal kicks, deep free kicks, kick-offs, and defensive throw-ins.

marclamberts.substack.com/p/lessons-fr...
Lessons from the NFL: Explosive plays analytics
Converting plays from NFL/NCAA to football with Explosive Value Models
marclamberts.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
VVV-Venlo play football again. It's been ages I've been to a live game as a fan.
October 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The Sky is the limit: Introducing the Aerial Spatial Impact Rating ⚽️📊

Using correlation we can see that there is little predictability between traditional aerial dominance metrics and points per game. With ASIR, we have a higher correlation.
marclamberts.substack.com/p/the-sky-is...
October 16, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Been into diving into NFL analytics, and I feel like a kid again.
October 16, 2025 at 6:30 AM
It’s good have a path in front of you, but in all honesty we don’t speak enough about in professional football: the doubts that can occur in the analysis/recruitment fields.

Am I good enough? Should I do things differently? Why are my peers progressing and I am not?
October 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Reposted by Marc Lamberts
The Sky is the limit: Introducing the Aerial Spatial Impact Rating ⚽️📊

Using correlation we can see that there is little predictability between traditional aerial dominance metrics and points per game. With ASIR, we have a higher correlation.

open.substack.com/pub/marclamb...
The Sky is the limit: introducing the Aerial Spatial Impact Rating (ASIR)
A data-driven look at why traditional aerial dominance is an analytical dead end
open.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The Sky is the limit: Introducing the Aerial Spatial Impact Rating ⚽️📊

Using correlation we can see that there is little predictability between traditional aerial dominance metrics and points per game. With ASIR, we have a higher correlation.

open.substack.com/pub/marclamb...
The Sky is the limit: introducing the Aerial Spatial Impact Rating (ASIR)
A data-driven look at why traditional aerial dominance is an analytical dead end
open.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Every season I take one specific league, watch majority of the games, release all my data analysis + engineering on that league and create models/apps.

Best thing I've done to get to know the league on a deeper level. This season? Portugal 1st tier.
October 10, 2025 at 6:40 AM
All's Well That Ends Well... With a Long Throw-in

A data analysis of long throw-ins in the Top 5 European leagues + Eredivisie

marclamberts.substack.com/p/alls-well-...
All's Well That Ends Well... With a Long Throw-in
A data analysis of long throw-ins in the Top 5 European leagues + Eredivisie
marclamberts.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Finding players with the Innovative Pass Index

Introducing Innovative pass index: a metric to find players who excel at finding attacking, progressive solutions.

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Finding players with the Innovative Pass Index
Introducing Innovative pass index: a metric to find players who excel at finding attacking, progressive solutions.
marclamberts.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Introducing the Goalkeeper Value Model (GVM) 🧤

Creating an actionable Goalkeeper Value Model that can be used in performance analysis + set piece analysis
marclamberts.substack.com/p/introducin...
Introducing the Goalkeeper Value Model (GVM)
Creating an actionable Goalkeeper Value Model that can be used in performance analysis + set piece analysis
marclamberts.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Morninggg
October 9, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Which teams are leading the set piece leaderboards in woso?

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Which teams are leading the set piece leaderboards?
Finding the most dangerous teams in woso focusing on set pieces.
marclamberts.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
All's Well That Ends Well... With a Long Throw-in

marclamberts.substack.com/p/alls-well-...
All's Well That Ends Well... With a Long Throw-in
A data analysis of long throw-ins in the Top 5 European leagues + Eredivisie
marclamberts.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Forgot coffee in my morning routine. Pain.
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Using Hidden Markov Models on dribbles to see how much a dribbles progresses attacks in the English Premier League 2025-2026.

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What tactical state happens after a dribble?
Using Hidden Markov Models on dribbles to see how much a dribbles progresses attacks in the English Premier League 2025-2026.
marclamberts.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Set to watch Excalibur (1981) again.
October 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Which teams in women's football are most effective and reliant on set pieces?

In this article I discuss how important Set Piece xG is for teams, as well as their reliance on different set pieces: corners, free kicks and throw-ins.

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Which teams are leading the set piece leaderboards?
Finding the most dangerous teams in woso focusing on set pieces.
marclamberts.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
All's Well That Ends Well... With a Long Throw-in ☄️⚽️📊

Using historical data (2022/2023 - 2025/2026) from Top 5 European leagues + Eredivise, I've analysed long throw-in trends, volume and quality. Are they truly back?

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All's Well That Ends Well... With a Long Throw-in
A data analysis of long throw-ins in the Top 5 European leagues + Eredivisie
substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
All's Well That Ends Well... With a Long Throw-in ⚽️📊

Using historical data (2022/2023 - 2025/2026) from Top 5 European leagues + Eredivise, I've analysed long throw-in trends, volume and quality. Are they truly back?

Shares appreciated 😊

marclamberts.substack.com/p/alls-well-...
All's Well That Ends Well... With a Long Throw-in
A data analysis of long throw-ins in the Top 5 European leagues + Eredivisie
marclamberts.substack.com
September 27, 2025 at 12:31 PM