Promoted Teams and Their Survival Rate
Why promoted clubs struggle in the Premier League, the two seasons when all three went straight down, how 2025-26 broke the pattern and what predicts survival.
Data desk · Premier League & Champions League
Premier League and Champions League by the numbers
xG, form, player stats and tables — explained clearly, with the data behind every claim.
- xGExpected goals: chance quality
- xAExpected assists: pass quality
- PPDAPressing intensity
- xGDExpected goal difference
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The 2025-26 Premier League Season in Numbers
Arsenal's 85 points, the league's best defence, Haaland's 27 goals, Sunderland's seventh place and a 39-point relegation, explained with data.
Possession Is Overrated: What the Data Shows
Why having more of the ball does not mean winning more often, what a study of European football found, and which numbers to look at instead.
Managers Sacked Mid-Season and What Happened Next
Results often improve after a manager is sacked, but research suggests they would have improved anyway. What the data says about the bounce.
Home Advantage in the Premier League: Is It Disappearing?
Eleven seasons of Premier League results, 2015-16 to 2025-26: how big home advantage is, what happened without fans and whether it has come back.
Goals Prevented: How to Judge a Goalkeeper
Why clean sheets and save percentage mislead, how expected goals on target (xGOT) measures shot quality, and how goals prevented credits goalkeepers fairly.
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