What is Pitch Analytics?

Pitch Analytics aims to be the leading AI data platform for soccer fans, focusing initially on the English Premier League. For us, the action on the pitch is just the beginning,  We can offer a fan experience that democratizes data analysis in a way that makes complex algos and predictive analytics easy to digest while allowing for quick comps, bite size analyses of upcoming matches and head-to-head player matchups.

What does Pitch Analytics offer?

We seek to understand, and help our users understand, football at a higher level. Pitch Analytics offers ratings on every football player in the English Premier League that has played at any time over the last five years. Each player will be rated overall with a single “Pitch Score.” The Pitch Score consists of 8 individual sub-scores, each created via its own analysis. We will also offer ratings on every team in the Premier League with the same level of depth as players. We will present our “Pitch Power Table” which will rank teams by their form and squad strength versus the actual standings.  We will offer advanced post-match analysis and data-supported pre-match predictions. We are striving to understand the intrinsic value of players and how they contribute to winning.

What is a Pitch Score?

Our flagship rating, you can think of this as the ultimate performance score. We purchase raw data from our data partner Wyscout and run them through our proprietary algorithms, crunching all their game stats using machine learning.  We are focused on analyzing a player’s contribution to his team’s scoring potential. A Pitch Score is rated out of 100, and is calculated using what we consider a “replacement player.”  It consists of eight sub-scores: xGoal Scoring, Finishing, Playmaking, Distribution, Ball Recovery, Duels and Discipline.  See below for details on those.

These scores are presented on a Pitch Card (see below). Click here to see your favorite Premier League player’s Pitch Card with his Pitch Score.

What Sub-scores make up a Pitch Score?

Pitch Score Sub-scores: 

xGoal Scoring: This measures how many goals a player is expected to score every 90 minutes. It’s a prediction of how likely a goal will go in from every shot the player takes.

Finishing: This is all about whether they exceed expectations. It compares actual goals per 90 minutes against expected goals to show if they’re a sharpshooter or just lucky.

Playmaking: There’s more to the game than just scoring! This assesses the potential assists from a player by tracking how their passes increase the likelihood of a goal.

Distribution: An analysis of the effectiveness of a player’s forward passes, crucial for advancing team play and creating scoring opportunities.

Ball Recovery: An indication of a player’s ability to regain possession through successful defensive actions, vital for maintaining control of the game.

Duels: This measures the player’s success rate in one-on-one encounters across the field, showcasing their competitiveness and skill in direct challenges.

Discipline: A measurement of the balance of fouls they’ve drawn versus fouls they’ve committed. Consider it a troublemaker index-it shows if the player is more of a clean player or a bit of a troublemaker.

What is a Pitch Card?

The Pitch Card is how we present the rating of each player, these are the results of our algorithms for each player. It contains the player’s Pitch Scores as well as all 8 sub-scores. Click here to see them.

How do the Pitch Analytics’ algorithms work?

That’s a secret and if we told you, we’d have to….well, ya know.

Is Pitch Analytics complicated?

Pitch Analytics ⁠creates digestible visuals and data that every sports fan can easily understand.  We make advanced analytics and complicated algorithms easy and simple to understand.

Is Pitch Analytics free?

Pitch Analytics is completely free.

Pitch? Like, baseball?

We are 100% focused on soccer (football).  No baseball here.

Will Pitch Analytics focus on just the Premier League?

Pitch Analytics will launch with ratings and analysis on solely the English Premier League.  In time, we will add Spain’s La Liga, the German Budesliga, Italy’s Serie A, France’s Ligue 1 and Brazil’s Brasileirao.  Join our mailing list to stay updated.