Is there any proof out there that a short corner is useful in any ways?

Just bring the ball straight into the danger zone. It's a no brainer for me. I'm always puzzled how many teams are trying this with little success.

#corner #footballstats Image
I'm also not a big fan of positioning players near the goal posts.

It's classic loss aversion bias. Yes, there are instances where a goal can be prevented that way, but I feel the loss of possible gain is way bigger, since the players are missing elsewhere.
And don't even get me started on this.

Sacrificing a player just to prevent the very unlikely scenario that a free kick goal is scored below the defensive wall is ridiculous.

Imagine what this player can do instead. Like being ready for a counter attack. Image
Loss aversion bias is such a huge topic in football.

It starts with so many teams trying to secure a draw, even though a victory gets awarded 3 points instead of just 1.

swissfootballdata.com/2020/12/12/why…

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Aug 7
🧵UEFA Ranking history

Time to go back in time. This thread shows the football teams who collected the most points for the UEFA country ranking since season 1955/56, in the last 67 years (!)

First the overall ranking, then I'll provide the stats for the big nations 👇👇👇
OVERALL RANKING
Real Madrid has clearly been the most successful football club in the last 67 years.

Over 150 points collected overall, this is insane.

Bayern and Benfica complete the podium. Also in top 10: Manchester United, Barca, Juventus, Ajax, Porto, Milan, Dynamo Kyiv Image
1. 🇪🇸ESP: 469 points
Spain has clearly been the most successful football nation in the last 67 years.

Shining beacon is Real Madrid, but FC Barcelona and Atlético Madrid did also contribute their fair share. Image
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Aug 4
🧵UEFA RANKING SUMMARY

Are you not entertained? Another epic night of international football just finished!

And yes, there were plenty of upsets and drama. So let's not waste any time and dive right into it 👇👇👇

#UECL #UEL #UEFA #UEFAranking Image
🏅WINNERS🏅
🇳🇴NOR +0.75
Norway is an unstoppable force this season.

Another 3 victories added this week, stunning! Bodø/Glimt marches towards #UCL, Molde cruses in #UECL qualifiers and Viking wipes away Sligo Rovers 5-1.

Only downside is the loss of Lillestrøm vs. Antwerp Image
🇮🇱ISR +0.75
Perfect week for Israel! 3 teams left, 3 victories.

Beer-Sheva was merciless in Lugano 😒Maccabi Tel-Aviv with an impressive 2-0 against Aris and Maccabi Haifa looks destined to go to #UCL with a 4-0 victory against Apollon.

Very impressive stuff! Image
Read 12 tweets
Jul 17, 2021
Who is going to win the league, and who is going to be relegated? Over 60 Swiss football lovers have made yet a season prediction in our new guessing game. The results contain a few surprises.

swissfootballdata.com/2021/07/17/how…

#football #superleague #prediction
The predictions so far:
- @BSC_YB on top, but not as dominant as predicted by the robot
- @FCBasel1893 2nd with a huge margin to YB but also the rest
- @ServetteFC & @FCL_1901 seen as best of the rest
- Relegation battle vs. @FCSion & @gc_zuerich
#bscyb #rotblaulive #servettefc
@BSC_YB @FCBasel1893 @ServetteFC @FCL_1901 @FCSion @gc_zuerich @FC_Basel_en @FC_Basel_fr @FCLugano1908 @lausanne_sport You can still make your prediction here. Countdown runs out when the season starts next week.

swissfootballdata.com/2021/07/14/bea…
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Jul 16, 2021
(THREAD) With which twitter accounts do Swiss football clubs interact the most?

I created an Twitter interaction circle with @chirpty_team for each club - and got some surprising results 😮
@chirpty_team Circle 1 of @BSC_YB

@News_SFL
@YouthBase_BSCYB
@EuropaLeague
@FCSion (keep your friends close, but your enemies closer? 😅)
@PicSixAllDay26
@srfsport
@Nsa33Ns
@nati_sfv_asf
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Jul 14, 2021
🚨🚨🚨NEW PREDICTION GAME ONLINE🚨🚨🚨
Can you predict the final standings of the upcoming Super League Season 21/22?

Challenge SwissFootyBot with your own season prediction and win big!

More: swissfootballdata.com/2021/07/14/bea…

#SuperLeague #Tippspiel #predictiongame #football
The prediction of SwissFootyBot is based on our own prediction model, which takes into account almost 2'000 Super League matches.

But I'm sure you know better, right? Best three players can win 200 CHF. Good luck! Image
First predictions in. That was fast 😮

FC Basel gets more credit, that was expected. The model probably underestimates the Sforza factor, but we will see. Maybe there is a Degen factor, too 😂

Will be interesting to see the averages at the end...

#rotblaulive Image
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