As the excitement builds for the 2025 UEFA Nations League Finals, football fans and media outlets alike are preparing for a spectacular showdown in Germany. With elite teams battling it out from June 4 to June 8, the need for fast, reliable, and insightful data...

How many passes are made in a football match?
Football is a passing game. Despite the most important statistic being, of course, goals, there wouldn’t be any chances to score without the passes. Passes have been part of football from the very beginning. From ‘kick and rush’ in the early years to ‘tiki-taka’ in...

10 of the greatest soccer matches from 2018/19 season
The new season in the top European competitions is about to start. This is the last moment to remind the most impressive matches of the last one – 2018/19. This year have been dominated by epic Champions League games. Long-time there have been so many unexpected...

The most important sporting events to follow in July 2019
The most popular team sports usually have a break between seasons in July. However, that doesn’t mean that there is nothing happening in the world of sport. There are some disciplines that have key events at this time of the year in their calendars. Let’s look at...

What does the shot conversion rate for goals means in soccer?
Shot conversion for goals, also known as the conversion rate, is an indicator for the effectiveness of shots taken. It seems easy to calculate. However, we can distinguish between two types of rates. Let us briefly present you the models and describe how they work....

STATSCORE loves sport! Matt talks football (not soccer)
When I decided to write this series of blogs, it took me all of 30 seconds, to know I would start with football. It's the most popular sport in England and I guess, the world too. Like most 6/7 year old boys, I choose a team to support and I have stayed faithful ever...

What are the 5 most popular sports in UK?
United Kingdom! Homeland to one of the best professional football (soccer) leagues in the world - the Premier League. That said, it's not only football that's popular in the UK. STATSCORE takes a deeper look at 5 sports that the Brits just love! FOOTBALL (SOCCER AS...

STATSCORE stats that help you to understand soccer like a pro
Football (soccer) is a team sport where goals are scored extremely rarely. Comparing it to other disciplines like basketball, handball or even ice hockey, where points are scored, you can see that a single goal has much more value and can sometimes, even be enough for...