Marc Lamberts

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Football Recruitment Analyst | Set pieces + GK | Data viz | Write about data, code and sport
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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

Lessons from the NFL: Explosive Plays Analytics ⚽️🏈📊

I turn to the NFL analytics and adapted their Explosive Plays for football. The focus is on making plays from possession, which involve goal kicks, deep free kicks, kick-offs, and defensive throw-ins.
https://t.co/yjQOx8pUGV

Chain Reaction Tackle Value: how impactful are won tackles in attacking progression

https://marclamberts.substack.com/p/chain-reaction-tackle-value-how-impactful

ICYMI: Goalkeeper Value Model

Creating an actionable Goalkeeper Value Model that can be used in performance analysis + set piece analysis

https://marclamberts.substack.com/p/introducing-the-goalkeeper-value

Pretty happy how these turned out, made in D3.

A few seconds before the goal in Arsenal - Liverpool 0-1, Liverpool pressed high, aggressively and with numbers. Won 2nd ball twice and it allowed them to ask questions of Arsenal's defence + build up, and take advantage of it.

Goal starts there, not with GK error.

#WSL #Arsenal #Liverpool

Not sure how often I have read this, but it remain illuminating #academia #academic #Research #phd
K League 2 is slightly different to J2 League with more players under 30, but consistently around that age. At least for the high-performing goal contributors.
K. Junker - Nagoya Grampus
Compared against CF in J1 League with 500+ minutes
Anderson Lopes - Yokohama F. Mariners
Compared against CF in J1 League with 500+ minutes