Articles written by: Chris Sherman

Chris is a data scientist who was a mediocre left back and center back for the Upper Dublin High School..... JV team. He then got a Computer Science & Business degree from Lehigh University and a Master's' degree from Northwestern University in Predictive Analytics. He likes data and building programs to do his thinking for him.

SEBA Projections

MLS, USL, and NWSL projections through April 15th

New SEBA projections are out. Unsurprisingly, they’re not great for Philadelphia Union or Bethlehem Steel.

SEBA Projections

MLS, USL, and NWSL projections through April 1st

Updated SEBA forecasts for MLS, USL, NWSL, CCL, and USOC

SEBA Projections

MLS, USL, and NWSL projections through March 25th

Updated SEBA forecasts for MLS, USL, NWSL, CCL, and USOC

SEBA Projections

MLS, USL, and NWSL projections through March 18th

Updated SEBA forecasts for MLS, USL, NWSL, CCL, and USOC

SEBA Projections

MLS, USL, and NWSL projections through March 11th

Updated projections from SEBA after the Union’s bye week.

Analysis / Statistics

Change, Part 2: Analysis – Does stability improve results?

In part 2 if our one-day series on change, Chris Sherman looks at the data to examine how having consistent managers and/or lineup correlates with match results.

SEBA Projections

MLS, USL, and NWSL projections through March 4th

Chris Sherman updates the MLS projections based upon the matches from opening weekend. The 2018 initial USL and NWSL projections are also released.

Season Previews / SEBA Projections

2018 initial SEBA projections

Chris Sherman’s SEBA Projections return to give you hard, data-driven predictions for the Union’s upcoming season.

SEBA Projections

Updated MLS, USL, and NWSL SEBA projections through October 22

MLS playoffs begin. Bethlehem out of USL playoffs. Philadelphia exits with a statistically complete performance.

SEBA Projections

Updated MLS, USL, and NWSL SEBA projections through October 15

Portland wins the NWSL. Bethlehem makes the playoffs but with the hardest first round match-up. Philadelphia slides a bit in power rankings for what that means.