Gary Cahill out for two weeks, should we panic?
Chelsea's most often used central defender will be out for a bit and John Terry is just a shadow of his former self. Can David Luiz & Branislav Ivanovic handle the load?
Statistical Football Analysis
2012/13 Chelsea Statistics: Third quarter update
A few numbers and charts at the three-quarter mark - 29 matches - of the Premier League season (and the other competitions in-between).
Game-changing Goals in the Premier League
Demba Ba vs. Robin van Persie - a titanic showdown. Also featuring Edin Dzeko, Javier Hernandez, Juan Mata, Gareth Bale... and Fernando Torres?
2012/13 Chelsea Statistics: Plus/Minus - Attack
Mata, Hazard, Oscar, Moses - The Three Musketeers. Also a wrap-up of this mid-season update to the plus/minus statistics.
2012/13 Chelsea Statistics: Plus/Minus - Defense
Looking at plus/minus data for a couple of Chelsea's more versatile players, as well as key defensive and midfield partnerships.
2012/13 Chelsea Statistics: Plus/Minus
Wherein RAFALUTION looks like a candidate for the NHL's Bud Light Plus-Minus Award!
2012/13 Chelsea Statistics: First Half
A few numbers and charts from the first half - 19 matches - of the Premier League season (and the other competitions in-between).
2012/13 Chelsea Statistics: First Quarter
A few numbers and charts from the first quarter - 10 matches - of the Premier League season (and the other competitions in-between).
Out with the boring, in with the goals
Without realizing and however arbitrarily, Chelsea Football Club have set a new modern club record Wednesday night having now witnessed 48 total goals in their last 10 matches.
A look at Chelsea's average age against Arsenal
Chelsea were known as an older team several season ago, but that perception should be changing. Here's a graphical look at the club's average age over it's last five meetings with Arsenal.
Do more shots mean better results?
Does taking more shots mean that you should be expecting better results?
2011/12 Chelsea Statistics - Plus/Minus: Partnerships and Combinations
Finishing up the series on Chelsea FC's 2011/12 Plus/Minus statistics, let's take a look at specific partnerships and player combinations that were used last season.
Dispelling Myths: John Obi Mikel always passes it sideways
A look at John Obi Mikel and his passing tendencies
2011/12 Chelsea Statistics - Plus/Minus: Players, Positions
Previously...[Minutes], [Goals], [Assists, Addendum], [+/- Part I] Having seen how the two 2011-12 Chelsea managers' chosen formations stacked up against each other in Part 1, let's look at how C...
2011/12 Chelsea Statistics - Plus/Minus: Formations, Managers
At the beginning of the summer, I had grand plans of posting statistical summaries of Chelsea's historic 2011/12 season. Then as life, death, work, and fun continually (and in varying order)...
Manchester City Launch Groundbreaking Analytics Initiative
MCFC Analytics represents a new dawn in serious football analysis.
The Nike+ Football System Looks Pretty Incredible
Nike have filed some very cool looking patents for a new football data tracking system.
Want a fun stat to cheer you up after a loss?
How does Romelu Lukaku stack up against some of the top goalscorers in the world?
Just How Smart Is adidas' 'Smart Soccer'?
Chelsea get to be part of the technology revolution in soccer. Hurray!
Football Analytics: Finding Bill James' Cipher - Part III
Where do we need to go next as far as statistical football analysis is concerned?
Football Analytics: Finding Bill James' Cipher - Part II
Where do we need to go next as far as statistical football analysis is concerned?
Football Analytics: Finding Bill James' Cipher - Part I
Where do we need to go next as far as statistical football analysis is concerned?
2011/12 Chelsea Statistics - Assists, Addendum
Previously... [Minutes], [Goals], [Assists] Continuing* from yesterday's rundown of assists, let's add in the concept of "game-changing" events. I introduced this idea when discussing the 2011/12...
2011/12 Chelsea Statistics - Assists Assisted Assistingly
Previously...: [Minutes], [Goals] Torres, Torres, Torres. It's your time to shine, buddy! It's assist time! Assists are the new goals, creating goals is the new scoring goals. The new Torres...
So whom would the WAGNH community be looking at in the double pivot?
So whom would the WAGNH community be looking at in the double pivot?
2011/12 Chelsea Statistics - Goals Scored
Goals!: Nicolas Anelka, Florent Malouda, Jose Bosingwa, Frank Lampard, Juan Mata, John Terry, Daniel Sturridge, David Luiz, Mata, Fernando Torres, Torres, Ramires, Ramires, Didier Drogba, Lampard,...
