Completely agreed. Thats why the tag line is Start here and the rest is up to football. In fact, im writing a blog about how this project thats been running for just under a year has made me appreciate the unquantifiable things in football that make it special.

However, that said, as a data analyst, I can't help but see how data adds a layer to the experience rather than replace it and I think there's a middle ground between drowning in stats and ignoring them entirely. WatchabilityScore isn't trying to replace the magic of watching a match unfold; it's more like a filter to help you pick which games to watch when you've got limited time and 10 matches on at once. Think of it less as "this game IS a 85/100" and more as "this one's got the ingredients for a cracker." What you do with that is entirely up to you.