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Three Seconds Before the Pass

Mar 9, 2026

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12 min read

Three Seconds Before the Pass

A tracking data framework for quantifying off-ball runs and space creation — applied to the FIFA World Cup 2022

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

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Italy Doesn't Cross Much. But When It Does, It Hurts.

Mar 4, 2026

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5 min read

Italy Doesn't Cross Much. But When It Does, It Hurts.

I thought Serie A was a crossing wasteland. The data says I was dead wrong.

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Transfer

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Simple vs. Complex:

Feb 23, 2026

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6 min read

Simple vs. Complex:

Testing Two Proxies for Dribbling From a Standstill

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

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Can You Measure Explosiveness Without Tracking Data?

Feb 20, 2026

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5 min read

Can You Measure Explosiveness Without Tracking Data?

Building an acceleration proxy from event data — and comparing it to Gradient Sport's results.

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

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Parma's Throw-In Dominance:

Nov 17, 2025

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7 min read

Parma's Throw-In Dominance:

How Serie A Teams Extract Value from Football's Most Underrated Set Play

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

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Decoding Serie A Set Pieces: From Delivery to Danger

Oct 13, 2025

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9 min read

Decoding Serie A Set Pieces: From Delivery to Danger

A deep dive into how Italy's top teams create (or don't create) opportunities from dead balls

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

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How to capture Lamine Yamal's Dribbling ability

Jun 9, 2025

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6 min read

How to capture Lamine Yamal's Dribbling ability

Defining what's a take-on "da fermo" with data

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

+2

The Hidden Value of Reception Skills

May 26, 2025

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6 min read

The Hidden Value of Reception Skills

Why Juventus Struggles While Barcelona Thrives

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

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Finding the Next Elite Creator

May 19, 2025

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7 min read

Finding the Next Elite Creator

A Data-Driven Analysis of Rayan Cherki

Davide Gualano
Davide Gualano

Projects

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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

Projects

+1

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

Projects

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

Projects

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

Projects

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
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