How good is Andre Blake?
Andre Blake is the reigning MLS Goalkeeper of the Year and one of the best shot-stoppers in the league. He is also such a conundrum in possession that he is holding the Union back from reaching their full potential.
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Analysis / Statistics
Investigating home field advantage in MLS, Part 2: Crowd Size
Chris Sherman continues to investigate potential causes for home field advantage in MLS using statistical analysis. This second article demonstrates home field advantage and studies the effect of the size of the home crowd on the home team’s advantage.
Analysis
Haris Medunjanin is hurting the Union
Haris Medunjanin has been the Union’s best offensive weapon. It’s probably time to bench him. Why? A lesson learned in the NBA is illuminating.
Analysis / Statistics
Investigating home field advantage in MLS, Part 1: Traveling distance
Chris Sherman investigates potential causes for home field advantage in MLS using statistical analysis. The first article demonstrates home field advantage and studies the effect of distance traveled on said advantage.
Analysis
On Advanced Stats in Soccer, part 2: Luckluster and an end to all regressive means
Adam Schorr takes a look at variance, regression, and the 2016 Philadelphia Union season.
Analysis / Union
A business theory explains the Union’s season so far
New insights about the Union’s 2017 season, courtesy of a business theory from the London Business School called the Sigmoid Curve. (Yes, really.)
Analysis / Featured
On advanced stats in soccer, part 1: Navigating the soccer data desert
Adam Schorr tries to dig into advanced statistics to explain the Union’s 2016 fall, only to discover that soccer stats are awfully hard to come by.
Analysis
Tactical season preview: New and … improved?
Philadelphia Union’s roster changes necessitate a different tactical approach in 2017.
A View from Afar / Analysis
Philadelphia may have improved, but so has almost everyone else
Philadelphia Union could be the most improved team in the Eastern Conference, but when teams like Toronto can pick up guys like Victor Vazquez, it means most teams are getting better thanks to TAM. PSP’s Dan Walsh explains.
A View from Afar / Analysis
Deconstructing the “injury-prone” label
Is Josh Yaro injury-prone or is something else at play? PSP’s Dan Walsh looks at the different factors that lead to frequent injuries for certain types of players and hazards a guess on how this affects the sidelined Union defender.
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