per FBref. In fact, in several of the league’s 28 previous seasons, Messi’s rate would have been more than twice as prolific as the league leader. So he won the MVP award — though not in a ...

Rojas started five of Miami's Messi-less games this year and has been effective off the bench, too. Based on FBref's data, the Paraguayan sits in the 83rd percentile in non-penalty expected goals ...

Anyway, yes, it’s still weird that FBref lets us compare him to central ... Still, the discussion around whether Messi should win this award or not is about as interesting as typically grating ...

With his 15 goals and 11 primary assists this year, Messi is averaging a staggering 1.76 goal contributions (goals plus primary assists) per 90 minutes, based on data from FBref. Since the league ...

Upon joning PSG three years ago, Verratti was dubbed a ‘phenomenon‘ by Messi, with their pair spending ... exceeding 80% at the Parc des Princes (FBref). Whilst not the specialist number ...