Julian Ball
📍 Barcelona, Spain
Focused on football and data. Always keen to learn new takes on the game.
MSc Data Science, University of East London (Sep 2022)
Postgraduate Short Course Football Data Analytics, Birkbeck University (Jul 2021)
Quiz game testing your knowledge of football players who have represented multiple clubs across Europe's top leagues.
Interactive voronoi diagram visualisation mapping football teams across Europe, showing team locations, league affiliations, and coverage areas.
Select any gameweek range and find the mathematically optimal Fantasy Premier League squad using linear programming.
Live share price tracker for publicly traded football clubs worldwide, with normalised performance comparison charts.
Poisson-based Monte Carlo simulation calculating the probability of relegation for every Premier League team.
Interactive tool predicting match outcomes using expected goals and Poisson probability modelling.
May 4, 2026
Analysing three seasons of data across Europe's top five leagues to measure true competitiveness and challenge common narratives.
May 2, 2026
Examining 30 seasons of data to understand why the "magic 40-point mark" was never as reliable as pundits claimed.
Feb 2, 2026
I built a Python-based optimiser that analyses 492 players from the official FPL API to find the single best 15-player squad.
Jun 16, 2025
A data-driven ranking of English clubs with historic pedigree that are currently underperforming their potential.
Jun 12, 2025
Exploring the global movement of football managers across borders, leagues and continents using data visualisation.
May 29, 2025
A statistical look at how Lamine Yamal's debut seasons compare to the greatest teenage talents in football history.
May 27, 2025
Analysing Barcelona's high defensive line and offside trap strategy that set them apart in La Liga.
May 7, 2025
Exploring FIFA Men's Rankings through multiple linear regression to understand what factors drive national football success.
Apr 30, 2025
Surprising patterns in player movement across top-flight clubs, with Italian clubs dominating shared player history.
Apr 28, 2025
I built a Python-powered interactive web app that challenges football fans to name players who've played for two different clubs.
Apr 22, 2025
Nico Williams emerged as a standout performer in Spain's victorious Euro 2024 campaign with his direct dribbling and explosive pace.