SMRTILYTICS is a bit of a hobby of mine.  For a full explanation of this project, check out the main SMRTILYTICS page.  -OG

Week 15

Week 15 is here and bucks the trend of reporting in on every second week. In order to make things right, I’ll have a Week 16 update next week.

The Premier League continues to be an utter oddball for results this season. No one could’ve predicted Chelsea’s disastrously entertaining defence of their title (or lack thereof), Leicester continue to score goals for fun at the summit of the table, United are boring the socks off of us, and Liverpool have gone full gegen-press (never go full gegen-press).… More SMRTETA

SMRTILYTICS is a bit of a hobby of mine.  For a full explanation of this project, check out the main SMRTILYTICS page.  -OG

Week 12

Here we go!

Another two weeks down in the Premier League and another two weeks of data to keep you warm and cozy as the Fall weather starts to kick in.  It’s interlull time again and yet another set of useless injuries are set to impact teams across the Premiership.

From an Arsenal perspective, it looks promising in terms of players returning from injury with the Ox, Ramsey and Bellerín all getting close.  It’ll hopefully be a welcome boost in a month that typically takes its toll on the Gunners.… More SMRTETA

SMRTILYTICS is a bit of a hobby of mine.  For a full explanation of this project, check out the main SMRTILYTICS page.  -OG

Week 10

The fabled Week 10 is finally here and it’s easy to see why people tend to agree that by ten games in, trends start to emerge.  I’ll give a bit of a breakdown this week of some of the things I’m seeing and I’ll also start a new section – season predictions – which I’ll carry on until Week 38.

No better place to start than the top where despite a bore draw with bitter rivals United, City continue to lead almost all statistics being tracked.  … More SMRTETA

SMRTILYTICS is a bit of a hobby of mine.  For a full explanation of this project, check out the main SMRTILYTICS page.  -OG

Week 8

Welcome back!

Some interesting trends beginning to emerge but as is so often said, I’m waiting until Week 10 to make any sort of bold predictions.

The biggest change to note in the graphic is the addition of Goals For to the Big Chart.  I had been tracking this already and although I’m most concerned with Goals Against and Total Shot Ratio on Target, I think it adds to the broader context of what I’m tracking.… More SMRTETA

There are few things in life as pleasing as an a-ha moment.

It’s that moment where everything else fades away and we gain total insight; whether it’s the discovery that Verbal Kint made the whole thing up or that special realization that the moon is, in fact, not made of cheese – the a-ha moment feels good.

We like knowing.

It’s one of those things that makes magic so entertaining, we see something we can’t often explain and we’re driven to understand it in order to find that a-ha moment.  In today’s society, where we are increasingly determined to figure out how things work, we miss that magic sometimes. … More SMRTETA