Episode 52 - Free Kick Specialist

The Football Fanalytics Podcast

Somehow, we have gone more than 50 episodes without breaking down the art and science of a free-kick.

There have been so many weird and wonderful goals scored from free-kicks, so we unpack the process behind it, look into the numbers on goal probability, and read out some of your messages of your favourite free-kicks of all time!

The optimal distance to score from a free-kick? Wall or no wall? A well-placed curler or a blast at goal? We’ve got it all covered!

Bio links:

Twitter thread: https://twitter.com/FanalyticsPod/status/1493912910762061824?s=20&t=ONg8B98eibTqKii_AftOuQ;

Goalkeeper research: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0243287

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