Hey Knitted - you're an IRL stats bod aren't you?

All the XGFor and XGagainst stuff has always looked so wildly out of whack to me that I've never really given it any credence at all.

The data input seems so subjective and wildly variable that, apart from creating talking points, I've never seen how it could provide useful info at a per game level.

That said, I've never looked at the workings in depth either - does it mainly operate across multiple games/seasons?
(which would reduce some issues, but maybe amplify others).

I know I should just Google it, but has there been any decent studies analysing it as an analysis tool?

Posted By: Cardiff Canary on December 10th 2021 at 08:39:43

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Some very basic analysis of how Smith has improved us. (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Dec 10, 08:07:12
- Disraeli (n/m) (NCFC) - MonkeyPuzzle, Dec 10, 17:42:17
- Does any of the xg data reflect the strength of oppo? (n/m) (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Dec 10, 09:25:48
  - Nope so that is part of the weakness of the analysis (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Dec 10, 12:23:20
    - my analysis, entirely xg-free (NCFC) - Henclrikus, Dec 10, 12:54:35
      - Hard to disagree with any of that (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Dec 10, 13:45:53
- Hmmm xG is my domain pal (n/m) (NCFC) - SCC 28, Dec 10, 09:04:07
  - Do some work then pal (n/m) (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Dec 10, 12:25:33
  - ^^^ VMT. Stay in your lane Jesus. (n/m) (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Dec 10, 09:24:55
  - Ha ha. XG stat-off! (NCFC) - APB, Dec 10, 09:15:37
- Hey Knitted - you're an IRL stats bod aren't you? (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 10, 08:39:43
  - I am neither a stats person nor an XG expert (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Dec 10, 12:25:06
    - Ahhh nifty - I remembered that there was someone on here who is a day job statistician (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Dec 10, 13:19:12
  - Analyse the analysis? This is fucking meta. (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Dec 10, 09:22:32
- Thanks KJ, good read (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Dec 10, 08:17:21
  - Possibly it’s down to just a change in the routine. (NCFC) - APB, Dec 10, 08:20:44
    - There's no doubt we are looking better under Smith. However, I suspect the stats might be (NCFC) - Legacy Fan, Dec 10, 09:26:50
      - That may be true to a degree (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Dec 10, 12:55:22

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