Has English league football become less exciting?
Bill Shankly, a former manager of Liverpool Football Club, once said: “Some people believe football…
Statso, Julian Stander and Mario Cortina BorjaNovember 26, 2020
The real winner of the last five Rugby World Cups
Photo by James Coleman on UnsplashNow that the dust has settled on the 2019 Rugby…
Six Nations rugby: increased predictability (despite England upsets)
With the Six Nations rugby championship kicking off this weekend, we have two years of…
Ray StefaniJanuary 28, 2019
6 Nations Rugby – who’s the biggest overachiever?
The 6 Nations Rugby championship kicks off in a little over three weeks. England is…
Ray StefaniJanuary 12, 2017
Belgium to win Euro 2016? A Q&A on probabilistic predictions
England fans might have been disappointed to see their football team crash out of the…
Brian TarranJune 30, 2016
A summer of sport (and statistics)
It has been four years since sport last graced the cover of our print magazine.…
Brian TarranJune 8, 2016
Overachievers and underachievers at the last three Rugby World Cups
It doesn’t take a sophisticated analysis to conclude that the England team was a disappointment…
Ray StefaniFebruary 23, 2016
Will England’s rugby team redeem itself at the Six Nations Championship?
This weekend sees the start of the 2016 Six Nations Championship, in which rugby teams…
Niven WinchesterFebruary 4, 2016
Who will win the Rugby World Cup? The (semi) final reckoning
It’s the semi-final weekend in the Rugby World Cup (RWC), with South Africa, New Zealand,…
Niven WinchesterOctober 22, 2015
Who will win the Rugby World Cup?
As Yogi Berra, once said: ‘It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future’. Like…
Niven WinchesterAugust 27, 2015
How to identify goal scoring ability in football
The transfer market in football is a strange beast. For anyone who doesn't know how…
Ian McHale & Łukasz SzczepańskiAugust 19, 2015
The World Cup group stage: predictions through the betting markets
The FIFA World Cup is just round the corner, kicking off in mid-June and ending…
Dominic CortisJune 2, 2014
Will bonus points improve the Six Nations Championship?
As the 2013 edition of the Six Nations Championship wraps up this weekend with a…
Niven WinchesterMarch 14, 2013
Football formulae: the maths behind the UEFA Champions League draw
The Round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League football tournament kicked off this week…
Michael WallaceFebruary 14, 2013
