Chris Sherman looks at the impact of short rest on performance. He also looks at whether MLS schedules favor home teams with longer rest and if that could impact home field advantage.
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.
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.
PSP talks to AmericanSoccerAnalysis about the numbers behind the Union’s hot start
PSP spoke with Harrison Crow of AmericanSoccerAnalysis about the numbers behind Philly’s hot start to the season and the steady development of statistical analyses in Major League Soccer.
Statistics: John McCarthy vs. Andre Blake
A look at the goalkeeping statistics of Andre Blake and John McCarthy.
Defensive Statistics: Union 2-1 NYCFC
A look at defensive stats from the Union’s win over NYCFC.