David Sumpter
Applied mathematician and professor at Uppsala University, author of popular science books including 'Soccermatics' and 'The Ten Equations That Rule the World'.
Books
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2. Soccermatics
Mathematical Adventures in the Beautiful Game
A lively, accessible exploration of how mathematics and data science can explain the patterns, tactics and unpredictability of football, using models, statistics and simple visualisations to demystify passing networks, expected goals, penalty kicks, formations and decision-making on the pitch; it shows how randomness and strategy interact, tests common myths with real match data, and argues that mathematical thinking can both improve understanding and change how the game is played and analysed.
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