Okay, so today I decided to dive into the Almeria vs Villarreal match. I’m not a huge sports analyst or anything, but I like to mess around with data and see what I can find. Here’s how it went down:
First, I needed to actually, you know, watch the game. Or at least get the stats. Luckily there is plenty of places online offer play-by-play updates and all sorts of data.
Gathering Data
So I started pulling in data. I was mainly looking at:
- Possession: Who had the ball more?
- Shots: Total shots, shots on target, that sort of thing.
- Passes: How many passes did each team attempt, and how many were successful?
- Fouls: Were there any cards?
It took a bit of clicking around and copy-pasting, but I eventually got all the info I needed into a simple spreadsheet. Nothing fancy, just a basic table to keep things organized.
Making Sense of It All
With the data in hand, I started looking for patterns. I compared Almeria’s stats to Villarreal’s, trying to see who was dominating in each area. It’s pretty obvious when one team has way more possession or way more shots on target.
Then I did some basic calculations.I figured out the passing accuracy for each team. Simple stuff, really – just dividing successful passes by total passes attempted.
Based on what I saw, Villarreal looked to be much stonger overall with control and finshing.
It was just a fun little exercise, a way to make watching the game a bit more engaging.
