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SFU startup uses data to analyze and predict World Cup results

By: Nathaniel Tok, Peak Associate   Jamie Tatsubana is an SFU SIAT alumnus who created FootyStats, a soccer analytics website startup which uses data to help fans and fantasy soccer players analyze games and predict results.      The website was founded two years ago after Tatsubana finished an internship at Electronic Arts (EA Games). In an interview with The Peak, Tatsubana said that at EA he “got really into soccer and [. . .] really felt the passion.”      He channeled that passion into the startup. FootyStats provides a range of soccer data, from clear sheet percentages to the number…

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