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Finding the Next Elite Creator

May 19, 2025

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Finding the Next Elite Creator

A Data-Driven Analysis of Rayan Cherki

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

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Improving Player Position Clustering

May 12, 2025

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3 min read

Improving Player Position Clustering

An Evolution in My Football Data Analysis

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

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Team Style Similarity: Evolution of My Approach and Applications to Recruitment

Mar 31, 2025

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12 min read

Team Style Similarity: Evolution of My Approach and Applications to Recruitment

How advanced similarity ratings can identify better player fits and prevent costly transfer mistakes

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

Rest and Recovery Impact on Shooting Performance

Mar 17, 2025

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6 min read

Rest and Recovery Impact on Shooting Performance

Analyzing how rest intervals between matches affect shooting efficiency across European leagues

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

Dixon and Coles Improvements: Global Team Ratings & Cross-League Player Comparisons

Mar 10, 2025

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5 min read

Dixon and Coles Improvements: Global Team Ratings & Cross-League Player Comparisons

How optimization and context-aware metrics help scouting players

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

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Measuring Passing Ability: A Data-Driven Visualization

Feb 24, 2025

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4 min read

Measuring Passing Ability: A Data-Driven Visualization

Quantifying Passing Reliability: Identifying the Best Passers Across Positions

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Brazil

Analyzing Standout Players from the Last Brazilian Série A

Feb 14, 2025

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8 min read

Analyzing Standout Players from the Last Brazilian Série A

The Next Wave of Talent Ready for Europe

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

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Defensive Quality: Convex Hull Approach Refined

Feb 5, 2025

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8 min read

Defensive Quality: Convex Hull Approach Refined

How I Improved My Model to Better Evaluate Defensive Quality Across Leagues

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

Diving Deep: Possession adjusting through Convex Hulls

Jan 24, 2025

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6 min read

Diving Deep: Possession adjusting through Convex Hulls

Exploring Defensive Actions, Opportunities, and Normalization with a New Perspective

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

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Communicating Player Performance: Subtle radars' differences in football analytics

Jan 14, 2025

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7 min read

Communicating Player Performance: Subtle radars' differences in football analytics

How choices in visualization building influence interpretation of player performance

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

Player Positioning: A Clustering Approach

Jan 3, 2025

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5 min read

Player Positioning: A Clustering Approach

Data-Driven Method to Classify Football Players by Pitch Zones and Actions

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Premier League

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Is Danilo finished?

Nov 13, 2024

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7 min read

Is Danilo finished?

Using Convex Hulls and ATOMIC VAEP to track defensive quality (?)

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano
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