Data & Performance Analysis
Reading xG as a Scout (Without Overrating It)
Expected goals is a chance-quality model, not a verdict. How scouts read xG, npxG and expected assists without letting one number replace the eye test.
Alon Levin
Football Analyst · Co-founder, Footprint
Co-founder of Footprint. Football analyst specialising in performance data and statistical scouting.
Articles by Alon Levin
Attributes & Talent Identification
Beyond the Eye Test: A Modern Framework for Football Talent Identification
A practical framework for combining scouting, data and tactics in modern football talent identification and player evaluation.
Attributes & Talent Identification
Reading the Game: What Defensive Player Attributes Reveal About Modern Football
How defensive player attributes reveal tactical identity, with a scouting guide to modern fullbacks and the defensive midfielder profile.
Attributes & Talent Identification
Winger Scouting Criteria: What Separates Elite Wide Players From the Rest
A practical breakdown of winger scouting criteria: technical, tactical and physical markers that separate elite wide players from the rest.
Data & Performance Analysis
How Football Data Visualization Is Changing the Way Clubs Scout Talent
How football data visualization and predictive analytics are transforming player scouting, recruitment and tactical evaluation for clubs today.
Data & Performance Analysis
How Advanced Football Stats Are Changing the Way Clubs Scout Talent
Advanced football stats, xG analysis and moneyball thinking are reshaping player recruitment and football tactics. Here's how clubs really use them.
Data & Performance Analysis
How Football Statistical Analysis Is Reshaping Modern Scouting
How football statistical analysis is reshaping modern scouting, from data tools to recruitment checklists and tactical context for smarter signings.
Data & Performance Analysis
From Data to Decision: Building a Repeatable Scouting Profile
How to turn data into decisions with a repeatable scouting profile: benchmarking, tactical fit and a recruitment process that actually works.
Attributes & Talent Identification
Set-Piece Specialists: The Overlooked Recruitment Edge
Why set-piece specialists, aerial threat and dead-ball delivery deserve a bigger role in scouting, tactics and recruitment strategy.