Okay, so, let me tell you about this thing I did with the Atlético Madrid and R.C.D. Mallorca match. It wasn’t anything too fancy, just wanted to mess around with some data from their games, see if I could figure out any cool patterns or something.
I started by just pulling up all the info I could find about these two teams. You know, like their past match results, who scored when, what the weather was like – just a bunch of random stuff I could get my hands on. It was a bit of a mess, to be honest, a lot of digging through different websites and all that. I was just using whatever I could find online, nothing official.
Gathering the Data
First, I grabbed the results of their recent matches. Then I started noting down which players were on the field, who scored, who got carded, all that jazz. It was pretty tedious, but I kept at it.
- Pulled up historical match data.
- Noted down player statistics.
- Looked at their league standings.
Crunching the Numbers
Once I had all this data dumped into a spreadsheet, I started playing around with it. Tried to see if there was any correlation between, like, the time of day they played and how well they did. Or if certain players always seemed to score against each other. Spent a good few hours just messing with the numbers, creating some basic charts and graphs.
- Analyzed win/loss patterns.
- Compared player performance metrics.
- Searched for any interesting trends.
Putting It All Together
After all that, I managed to put together a little report. Nothing too professional, just a simple summary of what I found. It was more for my own curiosity than anything else. I found out, for example, that Atlético Madrid tends to win more often. Also, both teams like to see many goals per game. And, Mallorca usually likes to score first. All of this was pretty cool to see. But, I also found it really frustrating when they had to play against Alaves. Nothing too groundbreaking, but still, it was a fun little project. I just wanted to see if I could do it, and it turns out I could!
In the end, I wouldn’t say I learned anything that would change the world or anything. I realized that Atlético is a much more successful team. But I definitely got a better appreciation for how much data is out there and how you can use it to tell a story. Maybe next time I’ll try something a bit more ambitious. Or maybe I’ll just go watch a game and enjoy it without all the numbers. We’ll see!
