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The beautiful game (theory) of why penalty takers ignore statistics

Why do penalty takers not heed the advice of statisticians? We find out with a little game theory.

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Relevelling the playing field: Football sweepstakes revisited

Make your sweepstake for the Euros fairer and more exciting!

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Go-Science challenge: Answers

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GO-Science National Numeracy Day challenge!

We're helping the Government Office for Science (GO Science) to bring you an Olympic challenge for National Numeracy Day!

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Stadium maths

In this podcast Paul Shepherd tells us about the maths of football stadiums and why his work required him to listen to Belgian techno.

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Welcome to the World Cup!

Amidst all the controversy of the FIFA World Cup 2022 there is also some football to be played. And where there's football, there's maths...

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How the velodrome found its form

To celebrate the Commonwealth Games we revisit one of the venues - the velodrome built for the London 2012 Olympics.

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Where are England footballers born?

Which region of England produces the most England players?

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Football: Was points per game fair?

Would the "points per game" method have led to a fair outcome of the Premier League?

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How to resolve the Premier League

As football leagues around the world have been suspended due to COVID-19, how should the final rankings of teams be decided? Here is a suggestion.

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Football sweepstakes: Levelling the playing field

With just a few months to go until the UEFA European Cup, here's how you can make your office sweepstake a lot fairer and more exciting.

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The power of snooker

In preparation for this year's snooker world championship, Wim Hordijk finds some powerful maths behind snooker statistics...

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Content about “
mathematics in sport
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The beautiful game (theory) of why penalty takers ignore statistics

Relevelling the playing field: Football sweepstakes revisited

Go-Science challenge: Answers

GO-Science National Numeracy Day challenge!

Stadium maths

Welcome to the World Cup!

How the velodrome found its form

Where are England footballers born?

Football: Was points per game fair?

How to resolve the Premier League

Football sweepstakes: Levelling the playing field

The power of snooker

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Content about “
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