Skip to content

Version 1.7.0

Choose a tag to compare

@davewalker5 davewalker5 released this 15 Jul 14:18
bc7e0fe

Version 1.7.0 introduces the second of Rugby Tracker's supporter-focused analysis reports with the addition of the Head-to-Head Report.

Following the introduction of the Team Summary Report in v1.5.0, this release expands the application's analysis capabilities by allowing direct comparison of any two teams within a competition. The report brings together every meeting between the selected teams, providing a concise historical overview of one of the questions rugby supporters ask most often: "How do these teams usually fare against each other?"

The report is available from the new Analysis section alongside the Team Summary report.

✨ New Features

  • Added Head-to-Head report under the Analysis tab.
  • Competition selector to choose the competition to analyse.
  • Season selector, with automatic selection where only a single season exists.
  • Team selectors filtered to the chosen competition.
  • Overall head-to-head record including:
    • Wins
    • Losses
    • Draws
    • Win percentages
    • Points scored and conceded
    • Tries scored and conceded
  • Separate home and away summaries for both teams.
  • Complete chronological fixture history between the selected teams.
  • Results timeline showing the outcome of each meeting.
  • Points comparison chart showing points scored by each team over successive fixtures.
  • Winning margin chart highlighting the competitiveness of each match.
  • Summary statistics including:
    • Average scores
    • Biggest victories
    • Highest-scoring fixture
    • Closest matches
    • Current winning streak
  • PDF export of the completed report.

Continuing the Analysis Vision

The Head-to-Head Report continues Rugby Tracker's philosophy of providing useful analysis for rugby supporters without turning the application into a complex business intelligence platform.

Rather than presenting large numbers of dashboards, the focus remains on answering practical questions that fans naturally ask while following a competition. Together, the Team Summary and Head-to-Head reports provide complementary perspectives on team performance, while keeping the application approachable, informative and easy to use.

As with the Team Summary report, the underlying analysis originated as a standalone Jupyter Notebook before being integrated into the application, allowing the reporting design to mature independently of the core data management features.

Looking Ahead

Future releases will continue to build the Analysis section with carefully selected reports that add genuine value for supporters while maintaining Rugby Tracker's emphasis on simplicity, accuracy and long-term maintainability.