Stats in the spotlight in end-of-season tally

THE verdicts are in - Middlesbrough’s players have received their Sofascore season ratings, and there are some telling results.

- By CRAIG JOHNS

Data experts Sofascore rate players after every game using a data algorithm that analyses hundreds of data points throughout a game to rate each player out of ten each game.

At the end of the season, each player then has an average rating based on their ratings game by game.

The sophisticated algorithm monitors every player live, in-game and ensures every touch or contribution - positive or negative - is taken into account. In total, their ratings are based on over 100 statistical points in a game to try to attach accurately a number to a player's performance, out of 10.