Analysis and method
What our models compute, from which data, and what they cannot do.
What statistical analysis cannot tell you about a football match
Coventry scored one goal in five Premier League matchdays, and that goal was worth three points. The list of what a table does not contain.
5 minLevel on points, two teams have not played the same league
Lyon and Paris FC: eleven points, three wins, two draws, no defeat. And four opponents out of five with nothing in common.
5 minPSG, champions of Europe and sixth in Ligue 1
Two Champions League titles in a row, eight points in five matchdays. Both numbers are true, and they do not measure the same thing.
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