Hi everyone!
Welcome to the 16th issue of the Viz of the Week newsletter, where I'll be featuring a new visual each week and sharing the code behind it.
Can't believe it's been 4 months already (thanks to everyone that has supported this project)!
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I'm really excited about today's post. Honestly, I think this is the prettiest visual I've done to date, so I really hope you enjoy it and learn something from the code.
For today's visual, I look at xG rolling figures, of the past three seasons, for the teams that finished in the top half of the table in the 2021/2022 Premier League season.
From Around the Grounds
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Barcelona Squad Table by Yayha Rashwan
Kudos to Yayha for his great use of the table's tutorial.
I love the font, background color, and most of all, his great use of the battery chart in the % of minutes played column.
Using @sonofacorner's great tutorial about tables in Matplotlib, I have created this table displaying squad playing time. I changed the font and the background color, and also changed the color of the bar chart to make it look like a battery 😂 🔋 pic.twitter.com/AzKOmnzrAw
— Yahya Rashwan (@Rush1_Analytics) September 20, 2022
Luton's touch map by @LutonAnalytics
This is an amazing visual.
Inspired by Jon Ollington's touch map viz, where players are positioned based on the line-up really gives the visual a beautiful and elegant touch.
🆕 Luton Town player's touch maps from the recent 2-0 win over Blackburn at Kenilworth Road.
— Luton Town Analytics 👒🧮📊 (@LutonAnalytics) September 24, 2022
Nicked @sonofacorner's beautiful code and the pitch layout inspiration is from the brilliant @jonollington.#LTFC🎩 #Rovers 🔵⚪️ pic.twitter.com/KVNNLRyO1T
La Liga xG Scatter by @casualfantasypl
Casual Fantasy Footballer is an awesome account to follow for great visuals. Plus, he's such a nice and helpful person.
I really love the way that he has grown in developing his style and matplotlib skills. Just look at this beauty 👇
Last but not least, i present to you data from #LaLiga
— casualfantasyfootballer (@casualfantasypl) September 10, 2022
Villarreal look to have had a comfortable start to the season and have capitalised. #LaLigaSantander pic.twitter.com/pbSZ66w8c6
The code
I hope you enjoyed today's post. As always, you're welcome to take a look at my code and reproduce the visual.
All you need to do is check out my GitHub to get access to the notebook and the data behind it.
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