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Group Stage Curse Meets New Hope: Scotland’s Long-Awaited World Cup Return
Scotland enter their first FIFA World Cup finals in 28 years looking to end a woeful sequence of being knocked out of the group stage in 12 successive major tournament appearances. Will it be lucky number 13 this summer? For the first time since 1998, Scotland are going to the World Cup. While it’s unfamiliar territory for the Tartan Army, two of their three 2026 group stage opponents were also their opponents in their 1998 group.
64 Shots Without Scoring, But Leeds’ Premier League Survival Chances Hinge on Hard Yards Without the Ball
The underlying data suggests Leeds are good enough to avoid relegation from the Premier League this season, but can they get over the line despite their recent goalscoring woes? Despite many expecting Leeds United to struggle this season, history was on their side. They’ve never been relegated from the top flight in the season immediately after being promoted into it.
The Staggering Stats You (Didn't Realise You) Need to Know About James Milner's Premier League Career
James Milner’s next appearance will draw him level with Gareth Barry for the most games played in Premier League history (653). We mark him reaching such an impressive landmark by looking back at the astonishing stats surrounding his career so far. 10 November 2002. A date that is closer to the 1970s than it is to today.
Navigating the challenges of AI-based risk scoring systems
AI-based systems have become integral to various industries, particularly those that rely heavily on data-driven insights, such as finance. These systems offer significant opportunities for organisations of all sizes, and across all sectors, enabling them to harness vast amounts of data to drive innovation, optimise operations, and enhance decision-making. Many of these systems use a risk-based output approach, offering users additional insight without making decisions on their behalf.
How to improve the effectiveness of fraud management
It’s no secret that financial crime, fraud and scams are not only a significant current problem for both firms and consumers, but one that is due to grow rapidly in the coming years. Fraud represented 40% of all crime committed in 2023 with an estimated £6.8 billion cost to society in England and Wales.
The Championship Over 20 Years: Title Winners
With the EFL Championship celebrating its 20th birthday on 7 August 2024, we look back at the title winners from across the competition following its rebrand in 2004. Today – 7 August 2024 – marks 20 years since the first ever matches were played in the rebranded EFL Championship.
The Championship Over 20 Years: The Players
With the EFL Championship celebrating its 20th birthday on 7 August 2024, we look back at the statistically influential players in the competition since its rebrand in 2004. Today marks 20 years since the first ever matches were played in the rebranded EFL Championship. In the first kick-off on 7 August 2004, Leeds took on Derby County. Eighteen minutes from the end, Leeds’ Frazer Richardson had the honour of scoring the Championship’s first ever goal.
Archie Gray: What Leeds Wonderkid Will Bring to Tottenham
Eighteen-year-old Archie Gray had never even played for Leeds a year ago; now, he’s making a big-money move to Tottenham. Here, we take a detailed look at his strengths and weaknesses. A year ago, aged just 17, Archie Gray was still a month off making his first appearance for Leeds.
Optimising the effectiveness of fraud management through digital transformation
It’s no secret that financial crime and fraud are a major issue for both businesses and consumers, and one that is due to grow rapidly in the coming years. In 2023, fraud represented 40% of all crime committed, costing an estimated £6.8 billion to society in England and Wales.
Scotland at Euro 2024: Improvement Provides Confidence for Creating History
Scotland have become a much better team under Steve Clarke. They head to Euro 2024 hoping to make the knockout stage of a major international tournament for the first time in their history. Few would go against them achieving it. It would appear qualification for the European Championship comes in pairs for Scotland.
Records Tumbling as In-Form Leeds Ramp Up Promotion Charge
Automatic promotion looked unlikely for Leeds United back in October, but they could equal a Championship record this weekend following an exceptional run of form. We look at how they’ve turned their season around to become the team to beat. After ending 2023 with a disappointing run of three defeats in five Championship matches, Leeds United could not have made a better start to 2024.
Jonny Cooper: It's the most wonderful football time of the year
OFTEN, when people find out I am a football statistician, the response is “go on, give us your best stat.” There have been a fair few over the years, but I am always drawn back to the same reply: the player with the best minutes per goal in the month of December in Premier League history is Roque Santa Cruz, scoring a goal every 94 minutes.
Euro 2024 Draw: The Pots, Stats and Facts
We look ahead to the UEFA Euro 2024 draw with the key facts and stats for all the qualified nations. The UEFA Euro 2024 draw takes place on Saturday 2 December at 18:00 CET at the Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany. Ahead of the draw, we look at the teams to have already qualified for the finals tournament next summer, the three teams that could join them via the play-offs and the need-to-know facts and stats on every nation.
Leeds Going Strong in Quest for Bounce-Back Promotion
The 2022-23 campaign was a turbulent one for Leeds United. They won their fewest games in a league season since 1947, dropped 25 points from winning positions, broke their own record for goals conceded in a month in the Premier League and dropped out of the division they had craved to return to for 16 long years.
Opta Insights | The Premier League season so far – what does history tell us? - Unibet Blog
WITH just over 20% of the season gone, the Premier League table is starting the take shape and narratives are being built. Is the title heading for north London? Are Brighton the Premier League’s most entertaining team? Can teams stay up after terrible starts? Let’s find out what history tells us… For the first time since the 1990-91 season, both Arsenal and Spurs are unbeaten after eight games in a top-flight season.
Promotion: a history of newly promoted teams to the Premier League
LAST season saw the inevitable happen – Manchester City, for a fifth time in the space of six seasons, were crowned Premier League champions. Going into 2023-24, Opta’s Predictor has given them a 90% chance of making that six out of seven titles. But last season also saw something more unusual occur – all three newly promoted teams avoided relegation, for only the fourth time in the history of the Premier League.
The Biggest Premier League Shocks of 2022-23
Of the 380 Premier League matches in 2022-23, 293 saw a winner and a loser – some of those more unlikely than others. We look back at the data behind the season’s six biggest Premier League shocks according to the Opta supercomputer.
Premier League Team of the Season: OptaJoe's XI
Who makes the Premier League Team of the Season based on Opta Data? The 2022-23 season has come to an end, with Manchester City winning the Premier League title for the seventh time in the last 12 seasons – five of those coming in the last six campaigns.
Premier League 2022-23: Opta Review of the Season
AND so, the 31st Premier League season has drawn to a close. A season that has seen a record number of goals scored in a 20-team league, all three newly promoted teams staying up, the relegation of a former title-winning team, the return of Messrs Hodgson and Allardyce with differing fortunes, Newcastle and Aston Villa back in European football and Brighton for the first time, Chelsea in the bottom half and a striker outscoring two teams and breaking numerous Premier League records.
Premier League Team of the Season: OptaJoe's XI
The 2022-23 season has come to an end, with Manchester City winning the Premier League title for the seventh time in the last 12 seasons – five of those coming in the last six campaigns.
West Ham vs Leeds: Prediction and Preview
Sunday’s clash between West Ham United and Leeds United is simply a must-not-lose game for the Yorkshire side, who could be relegated should other results go against them on Saturday, and they suffer defeat in east London. West Ham vs Leeds: Quick Stats West Ham given a 41.2% chance of victory by the Opta supercomputer in this game, with Leeds given just a 29.7% chance of taking three points back to Yorkshire.
Leeds United vs Liverpool Prediction
Leeds United host Liverpool at Elland Road on Monday night. Once one of the most prestigious fixtures in the English calendar when the sides were challenging one another for the title in the 1960s and 70s, very different priorities will be at play on Monday. Leeds are looking for the points to lift them clear of the relegation zone, while Liverpool are hoping a win will spark a late push for an increasingly unlikely top-four finish.
Leeds vs Liverpool Prediction
Leeds United host Liverpool at Elland Road on Monday night. Once one of the most prestigious fixtures in the English calendar when the sides were challenging one another for the title in the 1960s and 70s, very different priorities will be at play on Monday. Leeds are looking for the points to lift them clear of the relegation zone, while Liverpool are hoping a win will spark a late push for an increasingly unlikely top-four finish.
Jonathan Cooper: The model Cityzen serving up a storm
De Bruyne’s longest run of consecutive Premier League appearances with an assist stands at four, which he has managed on three separate occasions (other players to have assisted in four games in a row include Marian Pahars, Gervinho and Jimmy Bullard). The record for most consecutive appearances assisted in is seven, achieved by Mesut Özil between September and November 2015 for Arsenal.
Manchester United vs. Leeds United Through Time: The Viz
Soccer Feb 18, 2022 You may not be aware, but Leeds versus Manchester United is one of England’s fiercest derbies by tradition. They face each other in the Premier League this weekend, so we decided to look at the history of the fixture with a delightful array of data viz. The derby between Leeds United and Manchester United pits one of the strongest sides in Yorkshire against one of the biggest in Lancashire (historically, at least).
30 health hacks for 2019: expert advice to stop you falling off the wagon
According to research by online fitness network Strava, the second Friday of January is the day we’re most likely to give up on our health resolutions. Our intentions are good. We want to lead healthier, fitter, happier lives – we just don’t necessarily know how to go about it. Here are 50 useful health hacks from various experts; small ideas that don’t weigh as heavy as resolutions, but can still nudge you in the right direction. 1.
How to drink smartly during the silly season
South Africans are big drinkers. And we are stupid drinkers. World Health Organisation stats place the nation among the highest tankers in the world. We score 4 out of 5 on risky drinking patterns (drinking five or more beers or glasses of wine at one sitting for men, and more than three drinks for women). Then there's the fact that about 60% of deaths on South African roads can be attributed to alcohol consumption by drivers and pedestrians, before we look at the health effects.
Ribble 7005 Winter Audax review: a wonderful winter workhorse
The Ribble 7005 comes out to play when the nights are long and the weather is foul There's an unofficial rule in cycling that the amount of bikes you need in your life is 'n+1', where 'n' represents the number of bikes you already own. Very droll – and very true, especially at this time of year, when Britain's roads are covered with a muddy, gritty sludge that corrodes gearsets and bites into brake pads.
Canyon’s Endurace CF SL DISC 8.0 review: the perfect combination of speed and stamina
In bike design as in life, everything is a compromise. You want a bike that feels racy – but quick bikes aren’t comfortable because they fold you into ridiculous aerodynamic positions. You want a light bike that floats up hills – but light bikes are either expensive or lacking in home comforts like good brakes. And you want a bike for every occasion: the commute, long countryside rides, punchy sprints around the block – but the demands of those rides are vastly, contrastingly different.
Get on your bike! Eight statistics that show why you should cycle to work
Green means go: as the number of cyclists rises, so too does spending on infrastructure - Credit: Daniel Krason / Alamy Stock Photo “Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike,” said John F. Kennedy – a man who knew his fair share about life's simple pleasures. But there's more to cycling than just the joys of a good ride, as these statistics prove ...
How to fall off a bicycle without injuring yourself
Even by cycling standards, the footage is hard to watch. During stage nine of this year's Tour de France, yellow-jersey hopeful Richie Porte lost control of his bicycle during a high-speed descent of Mont du Chat, careering across the tarmac at around 47mph and smashing into solid banking by the side of the road. Porte was then hit by fellow racer Dan Martin, who was powerless to avoid the stricken cyclist.
Jonny Cooper calls on GAA to help clubs
Dublin defender Jonny Cooper has backed calls for reform of the GAA fixture calendar and says that inter-county players are frustrated that they can't spend more time with their clubs. The postponement of club games to suit inter-county demands is one of the key gripes of the recently formed Club Players Association and the Dublin full-back says that having two brothers playing with Na Fianna helps him to see both sides of the coin.
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