Statistics glossary

Match outcome

Code	Name	Meaning
MP	Matches played	Total appearances counted toward the table.
W	Wins	Match-result code recorded as a victory for the team.
D	Draws	Match-result code recorded as a tie.
L	Losses	Match-result code recorded as a defeat.
Pts	Points	League points (3 for win, 1 for draw, 0 for loss in standard scoring).
GF	Goals for	Total goals scored by the team.
GA	Goals against	Total goals conceded by the team.
GD	Goal difference	GF − GA. Higher is better.
CS	Clean sheets	Matches finished without conceding a goal.
FTS	Failed to score	Matches finished without scoring a goal.
Form	Form	Sequence of W/D/L from the last 5 finished matches, oldest → newest.
PPG	Points per game	Average league points won per match played.

Player offense

Code	Name	Meaning
G	Goals	Total goals scored across the period shown.
A	Assists	Final pass leading directly to a goal.
G+A	Goals + assists	Combined attacking output.
Pen	Penalty goals	Goals scored from the penalty spot, included in total G.
G/90	Goals per 90 minutes	G ÷ minutes × 90. Pace metric independent of playing time.
A/90	Assists per 90	A ÷ minutes × 90.
Min/G	Minutes per goal	Average minutes between goals for the player.

Player defense / GK

Code	Name	Meaning
GK	Goalkeeper	Position code for the keeper.
CS	Clean sheets	For goalkeepers: matches without conceding (≥60 min played).
GA90	Goals against per 90	Goalkeeper-specific concession rate.
Saves%	Save percentage	Saves ÷ shots on target faced.

Discipline

Code	Name	Meaning
YC	Yellow cards	Total yellow cards received.
2YC	Second yellow	Yellow card #2 in a match — equivalent to red.
RC	Red cards	Direct or indirect red card dismissals.

Career & transfers

Code	Name	Meaning
Mat	Matches	Career match appearances counted in our dataset.
Min	Minutes	Total minutes played on the pitch.
Fee	Transfer fee	Reported sum exchanged for the player. "Free" = no fee. "Loan" = no permanent transfer.
MV	Market value	Estimated transfer value tracked over time.
Δ since start	Change since start	Difference between current and earliest tracked market value.

Match metadata

Code	Name	Meaning
UTC	UTC date/time	Match kickoff time in Coordinated Universal Time.
Stage	Stage	Phase of the competition (e.g., Regular Season, Group Stage, Last 16, Final).
Matchday	Matchday	Round number in a league season.
Attendance	Attendance	Crowd size if published by the league.
Referee	Referee	Main match official.
Pen.	Penalties	Penalty shoot-out score shown when knockout match was decided on spot-kicks.
a.e.t.	After extra time	Match was decided after 30 extra minutes.

Site-specific labels

Code	Name	Meaning
Wonderkid	Wonderkid	U21 player with market value above €5M.
Free agent	Free agent	Player without a current club.
Contract expiring	Contract expiring	Player whose deal ends within the next N months.
Value riser	Value riser	Player whose market value increased the most in the last 24 months.
Scouting percentile	Scouting percentile	Player's per-90 stat rank vs same-position peers (≥500 min) in the latest season. Higher = better, except cards.

Data sources include OpenFootball, Football-Data.org and Transfermarkt-derived datasets. Where two sources disagree, SportBaseline prefers the one with more recent fetched_at on each row.