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2025
Single Game Dominance
We’ve looked at how RealVPM works over the course of a season and even over a career so let’s look at how it can be used for individual…
Era By Era
The Financial Value per Minute (FVPM) model provides a way to quantify the statistical value that players and teams generate on the court.…
The Value of Longevity
When evaluating basketball legends, traditional statistics only tell part of the story. RealVPM (Real Value Per Minute) takes this further…
Dominance in Dollars
Financial RealVPM is a statistical model that translates on-court production into dollar value using the current league’s median salary as…
Adding It Up
For as long as basketball has been played, we’ve debated greatness with rings, MVPs, highlight reels and stats. But what if we could put a…
Lauren Jackson: The Underrated WNBA GOAT Who Redefined Dominance
When it comes to discussions about the greatest players in WNBA history, names like Lisa Leslie, Diana Taurasi, and Tamika Catchings are…
Three Champions, One Legacy
The Boston Celtics’ rich history is filled with iconic teams, but three championship squads from three very different eras — the 1986,…
The Legends of LA
Few franchises in sports history can match the sustained excellence of the Los Angeles Lakers. Across different decades, the Lakers not…
LeBron vs Jordan: Playoff Edition
The debate between Michael Jordan and LeBron James is a never ending conversation in basketball. While accolades, longevity, and personal…
2023
English Premier League VPM Table 2
[table id=102 /] Here we are looking at the foot of the table with the bottom seven clubs plus top of the table Arsenal. Other than…
English Premier League VPM Table
[table id=100 /] Here we have the top 8 and the 20th placed teams in the English Premier League as of March 30th, 2023. In the table above,…
Low Risk Big Reward
Napoli are currently sitting atop the Serie A table in Italy and playing some exquisite football. In the 1980s, Napoli were a club that…
2022
Garuccio Unleashed
Under former Socceroo great, John Aloisi, Western United left back Ben Garuccio has been able to enjoy his most productive football…
Ranking 1.HNL CENTRAL MIDFIELDERS
We took a look at all the 1.HNL midfielders who have played over 500 minutes centrally this current season. First, we will compare the…
2021
NBA MVP VPM Playoff Edition
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Jack on Jack: A Look at the Career of Jack Iredale
Scottish-born, Jack Iredale, has spent time at the AIS, Perth Glory and had a brief stint at ECU Joondalup but it was with Greenock Morton…
Throw the Kitchen Sink
It’s hard to remember the last time that the Australian basketball currency was so high. The National Basketball League has seen a…
Motherwell Mid-Season Report
Motherwell currently lie in 5th in the Scottish Premiership after 14 games. They’re 9 points off top and have 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 losses…
Bird Soars the Highest
Larry Bird along with Magic Johnson are credited with saving the NBA when - in the same era - they led the two most historic franchises in…
Top 10 NBA Draft Picks
[table id=97 /] According to the ESPN website, the above players were the projected top 10 picks. We ran their numbers from last season…
CELTIC REPORT
In season 20/21, Glasgow Celtic finished second behind their biggest rival, Glasgow Rangers. However, more importantly they finished 22…
LAKERS V SUNS PLAYOFF PREVIEW
Reigning champions, Los Angeles Lakers face the Phoenix Suns who own the league’s second best record. Despite being the 7th seed and having…
2020
All-time Point Guards
The point guard position has seen significant changes over the decades. Once seen solely as the facilitator, the point guard has become the…
Chicago Bulls 2019/20 Report
INTRODUCTION The Chicago Bulls finished the COVID-19 interrupted season, eleventh in the Eastern Conference, with a 22-43 record (.338).…
2020 NBA Draft Prospects - Shooting Guard
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NBL 2019/20 Season
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2020 NBA Draft Prospects - Power Forward
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The Ultimate Dynamic Duo
With LeBron James and Anthony Davis joining forces to win the 2019/20 NBA Championship for the Los Angeles Lakers, we take a look at some…
Five Of The Best
INTRODUCTION Here we look at five of the best squads to win a Championship. Not necessarily the five best ever but five of the best teams…
OS Aussies Jr
[table id=64 /] *Only stats available on Wyscout were used for their senior and youth club matches (no friendly games used) **All players…
Gabriel Neves
Background Gabriel Neves was born in Maldonado but it’s in Montevideo with Uruguayan giants, Nacional, where his game has grown. Joining in…
Antonis Martis
Aussie midfielder, Antonis Martis, has spent the last four years learning his craft in Denmark with FC Midtjylland. He started in their…
Sydney FC 2019/20 Aleague Season Report
Introduction This report will look at the 2019/20 title-winning Aleague season by Sydney FC. The squad as a whole will be assessed, as well…
Real Betis 2019/20 La Liga Report
Introduction This is a review of La Liga’s Real Betis and their 2019/20 La Liga season. Each key player in their main position and the…
La Liga 2019/20 VPM Table
[table id=57 /] *Real Madrid’s estimated value via Transfermarkt was used as the baseline for VPM Value. **All data points sourced from…
Liverpool 2019/20 EPL Report & Review
Introduction This is a review of the 2019/20 Premier League season of the Champions, Liverpool FC. The players and squad have been assessed…
Juventus 2019/20 Report & Review
Introduction In this report, we will look at the 2019/20 Serie A season, focusing on player and team performances. We will also look at…
Aleague 2019/20 VPM Table
[table id=48 /] *All data points weighted to the 2019/20 Aleague season. **Sydney FC’s squad value according to Transfermarkt was used as…
Top Allsvenskan Forwards 2020
[table id=46 /] *Christoffer Nyman was used as the forward baseline for the VPM Value based off his Transfermarkt value. **All ATT VPM and…
Eredivisie 2019/20 VPM Table
[table id=44 /] *All data points weighted by 2019/20 Eredivisie season. **Ajaxused as the baseline for VPM Value with their squad value…
Serie A 2019/20 VPM Table
[table id=43 /] *All data points weighted by 2019/20 Serie A season. **Juventus used as the baseline for VPM Value with their squad value…
SPL 2019/20 VPM Table
[table id=42 /] *The VPM has been calibrated to the 2019/20 Scottish Premier League season with Celtic set as the baseline for the VPM…
Abdoulaye Sissako
French midfielder, Abdoulaye Sissako, has just finished his first season in the Belgian top flight. He joined mid-table Zulte Waregem from…
Squad Builder: Stoke City
[table id=35 /] * Minimum VPM value set at €0.00. ** All player data points are evaluated by the English Championship standards. Defender…
SPL Midfielders 2019/20
[table id=34 /] *Callum McGregor’s Transfermarkt value and his VPM were set as the baselines for the VPM Value. **A minimum value of €0.00…
SPL Centre Forwards 2019/20
[table id=33 /] *Odsonne Édouard’s Transfermarkt value and his VPM were set as the baselines for the VPM Value. **A minimum value of €0.00…
Premier League 2019/20
[table id=32 /] *Data points up to July 2nd, 2020 used. **Liverpool were used as the baseline. Their estimated value according to…
Manchester United 2019/20 Premier League
[table id=31 /] *Data points up to July 1st, 2020 used. **VPM Values set against benchmark Premier League players in the three thirds of…
NBA MVP VPM
[table id=12 /] *Values obtained using 15 data points. **The career of every MVP from 1984-85 evaluated. ***The statistics of 2019/20 were…
Los Angeles Lakers Champions 1980-Today
[table id=30 /] *Over 14 offensive & defensive data points are used to assign a per minute statistical value. **Data points are…
Aleague Defender Ratings 2019/20
[table id=29 /] *Nigel Boogaard’s Transfermarkt value and his VPM were set as the baselines for the VPM Value. **A minimum value of €0.00…
Aleague Forward Ratings 2019/20
[table id=28 /] *Jamie MacLaren’s Transfermarkt value and his VPM were set as the baselines for the VPM Value. **A minimum value of €0.00…
Liverpool 2019/20 Premier League
[table id=27 /] *Data points up to June 22nd, 2020 used. **VPM Values set against benchmark Premier League players in the three thirds of…
Brighton & Hove Albion 2019/20 Premier League
[table id=25 /] *Data points up to June 20th, 2020. **VPM Values set against benchmark Premier League players in the three thirds of the…
League One Forward Values
[table id=26 /] *Kayden Jackson’s Transfermarkt Value and VPM were set as the benchmarks. **Players chosen from Wyscout’s best centre…
Norwich City 2019/20 Premier League
[table id=24 /] *All players who’ve played close to 1000 minutes or more in the 2019/20 Premier League season as of June, 20th. **All…
Aleague Midfielders Ratings 2019/20
[table id=23 /] * Steven Ugarković was set as the VPM value benchmark. ** All midfielders were chosen off Wyscout’s Index list of best…
Premiership Prices
[table id=22 /] *Raheem Sterling was set as the benchmark. **All data used is from this current Premier League season (2019/20)
Finding Middle Ground
[table id=21 /] *Ipswich midfielder, Flynn Downes, was used as the benchmark. **The Transfermarkt value is only related to the setting of…
2019/20 Championship Strikers VPM Values
[table id=20 /] *Aleksandar Mitrović was set as the Championship Forward benchmark for the monetary value of the VPM. **The VPM was…
Upgrades to VPM
Over the last few weeks we’ve set about customising Value Per Minute to suit the specific league the players are playing in, as opposed to…
The Value of Defence
[table id=19 /] *The centre backs were chosen from Wyscout in their order of the best center backs in the English Premier League. **Virgil…
Southend United 2019/20 League One
[table id=13 /] Report It has been a difficult season for Southend United, to say the least. The Shrimpers are into their fifth consecutive…
Coventry City 2019/20 League One
[table id=10 /] Report Coventry City are currently first in League One despite playing less games than the other teams in the top 7.…
Wycombe Wanderers 2019/20 League One
[table id=9 /] Report Wycombe Wanderers are currently 8th in League One with a game in hand on most of the top 7 other than Coventry. From…
Tracks: Camavinga v Yamamoto
[qcld-ilist mode="one" list_id="331"] [qcld-ilist mode="one" list_id="321"] Two teenage talents, both predominantly defensive midfielders,…
The VPM Vision
Value per minute is a tool that any football person from fan to Football Director will be able to use to compare and judge not just players…
Sunderland 2019/20 League One
[table id=6 /] SUMMARY Sunderland are currently a disappointing 7th in the League One table. As we can see with their VPM, that as a squad…
Into the Unknown: Andrei Ciobanu
[qcld-ilist mode="one" list_id="180"] Andrei Ciobanu is a 22 year old attacking midfielder for Viitorul Constanta in the Romanian Liga 1. A…
Time After Time: Cristiano Ronaldo
[qcld-ilist mode="one" list_id="163"] [qcld-ilist mode="one" list_id="169" column="2" upvote="on" disable_lightbox="true"] Cristiano…
Change of Scene: Harry Maguire
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What is VPM?
VPM is a score given to a player to ascertain their value per minute based on an algorithm which uses various data points during a game.…
Change of Scene: Rodri
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Change of Scene: Sebastien Haller
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