It's time to wrap up another disappointing international break, put heartbreaks in the past and look forward towards the rest of the ISL season. We are curre...

It's been 7 games (and just under 5 months) since Igor Stimac took over as Head Coach of the Blue Tigers and that's probably just enough time to have an earl...

The Indian Women's National Team has played a string of games in the last few months, including peaks such as the retention of the SAFF Championship for the ...

The Hero Super Cup might be in the press for all the wrong reasons, but, what little football we have seen so far has been magnificent. That trend is set to ...

Last year, I took a shot at trying to use some basic box stats to identify a coach's playing style. I wanted to repeat that analysis this year but also impro...

Real football is all set to return to Indian shores with the resumption of the Indian Super League on Friday. As it stands, undefeated Bengaluru FC sit atop ...

Floyd Pinto's Indian Arrows are a very, very, very under-rated side. The common consensus is that they're a walkover (they finished bottom of the table last ...

The Indian team came into the Asia Cup embroiled in controversy but have put all that aside and provided 2 strong performances against 2 top Asian sides. Fol...

After putting out 2 amazing performances, India have 3 points and currently sit in 2nd place in Group A with a Goal Difference of +2. That puts India in a ve...

For once, the Indian National Football Team, truly achieved something *historic*. To win a game in a big tournament, and to do it impressively, is a fantasti...

The Blue Tigers are set to make their 4th appearance at the AFC Asian Cup and their first since 2011 on Sunday. India have never won a game since the legenda...

The Mariners came into the 2018-10 season hoping to win their first title in 4 years, in what could be their last season in the Hero I-League. Long time numb...

Season 5 of the Hero Indian Super League is in full flow and I think it's finally time to start looking at some performance metrics to benchmark the teams. I...

India took on China in a "historic" friendly in Suzhou in what turned out to be an excruciating game for both sides. China repeatedly hammered shots at the I...

You can read part one of this article here. Last year, I built Indian Football's first Expected Goals (xG) model and started publishing results via my twitte...

There is no doubt that Bengaluru FC have played a vital part in reinstating India on Asia’s footballing map. Their first continental appearance came on the 4...

Over the last 6 months, most people have begun to agree on the fact that Anirudh Thapa should be the first name on the national team sheet. The position alon...

I've been thinking about how Indian footballers only play 25 odd games a year and the ways in which that could affect their development. Regular football is ...

It's probably widely accepted that scoring a chance at 1-0 down is probably harder than burying the same chance when you're a goal up. Game State therefore t...

Firstly, I would like to thank Ajmal for emailing and requesting me to analyse the U16s. If you have any topic suggestions feel free to email me at greyareaa...