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
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.
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.
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.)
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.
Tactical season preview: New and … improved?
Philadelphia Union’s roster changes necessitate a different tactical approach in 2017.