Latest articles by David Sumpter
Soccermatics: How Spurs + Rooney can inspire England to glory
England As many as five Tottenham players could be part of the Three Lions' first-choice XI in France, and David Sumpter argues that Roy Hodgson should follow Mauricio Pochettino's lead...
Soccermatics: How maths will change your understanding of football
Manchester United Science is playing an ever bigger part in football. Professor David Sumpter shows you how maths is influencing the game by examining Manchester United and Arsenal's passing patterns...
Soccermatics: The stats behind executing the perfect penalty
Penalties David Sumpter looks into why the Germans were so uncharacteristic against Italy in their quarter-final penalty shootout - and the maths behind scoring an unstoppable spot kick
A tale of two Cities: Manchester occupy space and Leicester lack structure
Manchester City Manuel Pellegrini's side use a complex passing network that provides a stark contrast to the tactics employed by high-flying Leicester, explains Professor David Sumpter...
Soccermatics: Where do England's main strikers score their goals from?
England Roy Hodgson has plenty of forward options. Maths professor David Sumpter analyses the data to show where the five leading contenders score most of their goals from...
Revealed: Klopp's transition is more important than the press
Jürgen Klopp Maths professor David Sumpter pinpoints the difference between a Klopp team and a Rodgers team...
Soccermatics: Barcelona have found perfect footballing symmetry
Arsenal Maths professor David Sumpter uses symmetry to look at why Barcelona are so successful. Can anybody find a tactic to counter it?
Soccermatics: The numbers that show why Philippe Coutinho has it all
Philippe Coutinho David Sumpter looks at the passing and shooting statistics that demonstrate just why the Brazilian attacking midfielder is so exceptional...
Soccermatics: What these passing networks tell us about England, Ireland, France and Germany
Euro 2016 Maths professor David Sumpter draws some early findings from the first set of Euro 2016 matches…
Soccermatics: How Mesut Ozil is so good and why Wenger relies on Ramsey
Mesut Özil Professor David Sumpter uses mathematics to show just why the German playmaker is such a diamond...
