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Zero Sum Games: Some Pictures of Shot and Goal Differentials in the Premier League This Season

Football's a simple game. If you score more or concede less than the other side, you win the match. So I thought it would be worth taking a look at which teams have been doing better than their opponents. The simplest way of doing just that is to calculate differentials for the stuff that matters most - goals - and the stuff without which - shots - the stuff that matters most usually doesn't happen.

Read the full article at Soccer Quantified.

Soccer Quantified @ Jan 30, 2012 4:15 PM EDT | Blog Profile

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