Marc Lamberts

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Football Recruitment Analyst | Set pieces + GK | Data viz | Write about data, code and sport
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The stagnation or evolution of zone 14? ⚽️

I looked at zone 14 usage in the Premier League from 2021-22 to 2025-26 and found that zone 14 still plays a vital role in attack, but in much different and less dominant ways than we might think.

https://marclamberts.medium.com/the-stagnation-or-evolution-of-zone-14-274210d8692f

The stagnation or evolution of zone 14?

Once in a while, I have this illusion that I’m well-equipped enough to write a more data-journalistic piece. Don’t worry, the urge will…

Medium

Introducing Entropy-Adjusted xG: Measuring Repeatability in Attacking Performance 💻📊

Using entropy-analysis to see which part of traditional xG can be reproduced regardless of season, club or level. Case study with 4+ seasons of Premier League shots.

https://marclamberts.medium.com/introducing-entropy-adjusted-expected-goals-xg-adj-bea333c1e5ad

Introducing Entropy-Adjusted Expected Goals (xG-adj)

You can’t escape it if you are interested in football: Expected Goals (xG). Every football app has it listed with the shot data; you can’t…

Medium

The stagnation or evolution of zone 14? ⚽️

I looked at zone 14 usage in the Premier League from 2021-22 to 2025-26 and found that zone 14 still plays a vital role in attack, but in much different and less dominant ways than we might think.

https://marclamberts.medium.com/the-stagnation-or-evolution-of-zone-14-274210d8692f

The stagnation or evolution of zone 14?

Once in a while, I have this illusion that I’m well-equipped enough to write a more data-journalistic piece. Don’t worry, the urge will…

Medium
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Lessons from the NFL for football: Explosive plays analytics

https://marclamberts.substack.com/p/lessons-from-the-nfl-explosive-plays

Lessons from the NFL: Explosive plays analytics

Converting plays from NFL/NCAA to football with Explosive Value Models

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Expected Danger: modelling a hybrid shot model with emphasis on blocked shots

Introducing a shot value model that looks for location and outcome to assert danger coming from shooting

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All's Well That Ends Well... With a Long Throw-in (from 27-09-2025)

A data analysis of long throw-ins in the Top 5 European leagues + Eredivisie

https://marclamberts.substack.com/p/alls-well-that-ends-well-with-a-long

What tactical state happens after a dribble?

Using Hidden Markov Models on dribbles to see how much a dribbles progresses attacks in the English Premier League 2025-2026.

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