Building Marcel, Part II: Age Curves

In which we begin to grapple with the final boss of soccer analytics, context adjustments.

Aug 7 • 

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February 2025

Further Thoughts on the Business of Football

Last week I published an essay in the Bloomberg Odd Lots newsletter about financialization and football, co-authored by my podcast co-host Mike Goodman.

Feb 7 • 

Michael Caley

21

December 2024

The Crisis at Manchester City in Context

Let's remember some teams

Dec 11, 2024 • 

Michael Caley

13

November 2024

Power Rankings: Premier League and More

This is still mostly a soccer analytics newsletter lol

Nov 26, 2024 • 

Michael Caley

15

What Happened in the 2024 Election?

Electoral Analytics from Expecting Goals

Nov 21, 2024 • 

Michael Caley

22

Premier League Power Rankings

This newsletter can be many things.

Nov 12, 2024 • 

Michael Caley

28

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September 2024

Weird Passing Games

I dunno, I have a database

Sep 24, 2024 • 

Michael Caley

7

Building Marcel, Part 1 (Addendum): Expected Goals per Shot

One more stat, and a few notes on what statistics mean

Sep 9, 2024 • 

Michael Caley

4

Building Marcel, Part 1: The Monkey

If that doesn't make any sense I'll explain it. Anyway this is about a projection system.

Sep 6, 2024 • 

Michael Caley

16

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February 2024

Substitutes, Part II: Clubs, Leagues and Managers

or, England hates subs

Feb 8, 2024 • 

Michael Caley

8

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January 2024

The Game of Two Halves

what I've been doing, what's coming next, what's being revised, and a 2009 column that prefigured my first study

Jan 23, 2024 • 

Michael Caley

8

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Substitute Effects Study: Part I

and away we go

Jan 18, 2024 • 

Michael Caley

15