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All Archived Articles
- Introducing Hudl Statsbomb: Uniting Advanced Analytics with Cutting-Edge Football Solutions
- Analysing Passing Profiles in the Scandinavian Leagues
- Hudl Statsbomb Conference 2024 Research Papers
- Tactical Fouls in the Brasileirão
- Defensive philosophies in CFB
- Formation Variance in CFB
- Hudl Statsbomb’s Support for Women’s Football in 2024/25
- Las ligas que dan más minutos a los jugadores sub-20
- Who are the fastest receivers in CFB?
- Which CFB Edge Rushers have an elite Get Off?
- Line-Breaking Passes to Progressive Actions in the Bundesliga
- Statsbomb Release Free Copa América 2024 Data
- Datos gratuitos: La Copa América 2024
- Datos gratuitos: España, campeón de la Eurocopa 2024
- Scouting: La búsqueda de jugadores similares
- Gemini Sports Analytics Named Headline Sponsor of the 2024 Statsbomb Conference
- Developing Nations: Where Do Under 20s Get Minutes?
- Using Data In The Search For A New Manager
- Las claves para ser un buen analista de datos en el fútbol
- Marginal Gains In The Lower Levels Of Football
- Free Data: Bayer Leverkusen's Invincible Bundesliga Title Win
- Datos gratuitos: El Bayer Leverkusen de Xabi Alonso, campeón invicto de la Bundesliga
- Freie Daten: Bayer Leverkusen, Bundesliga-Meister
- Seis ideas: Data scouting con un presupuesto ajustado
- StatsBomb Conference 2024: Call for Research Proposals
- NFL Draft 2024: Running Backs and Linebackers
- Savinho y la creación de espacio | Decodificando La Liga
- Why Raiola Global Management Chose Hudl Statsbomb
- Hudl Statsbomb Sign Raiola Global Management Player Agency
- StatsBomb Conference 2024: Earlybird Tickets Now Available
- Identifying Attacking Overloads And Measuring Their Impact
- Creating Better Data: How To Map Homography
- NFL Draft 2024: Comparing The Top Edge Prospects
- 2024 NFL Draft: Analyzing this year's Offensive Line prospects
- El nuevo Villarreal de Marcelino | Decodificando La Liga
- 2024 NFL Draft: Evaluating the top Defensive Backs
- Hudl Statsbomb Release Free 2023 African Cup of Nations Data
- Los jugadores y equipos más ambidiestros | Decodificando La Liga
- Making A Data-Driven Impact: Chicago Fire FC's Director of Football Analytics Shares Insights
- Hudl Statsbomb Customer Case Study: 1.FC Nürnberg W
- StatsBomb Sign Renewed Partnership With Portland Timbers
- Álvaro Valles: Paradas y pases | Decodificando La Liga
- El gran salto de Nico Williams | Decodificando La Liga
- Coventry City FC Sign Upgraded League and Data Package With StatsBomb
- Datos gratuitos: Lionel Messi en el PSG y el Inter Miami
- Analyzing defensive structure using StatsBomb's free tracking data
- 2023 StatsBomb Conference: Research Posters
- IA y los datos deportivos: Métricas físicas
- Wolverhampton Wanderers FC Become The Latest Premier League Club To Sign Up For StatsBomb’s 360 and Live Data Products
- The Tom Brady Data Biography: 2021 & 2022 Tracking Data
- Tom Brady - Pocket Master
- Nuevos modelos de Hudl Statsbomb: xPass y Pass Clustering
- StatsBomb Conference 2023 Research Papers
- Creating Better Data: AI & Homography Estimation
- Positional Flexibility, The Travis Hunter Problem
- The Tom Brady Data Biography
- Using Pass Completion Models To Evaluate Defenses
- StatsBomb Offers Free Analytics Support to Women’s Teams in 2023/24
- Novos modelos e métricas da StatsBomb: xPass, disputas aéreas e mais
- StatsBomb Release Free 2023 Women's World Cup Data
- Neue Hudl Statsbomb Modelle und Metriken: xPass, Pass Clustering und mehr
- The StatsBomb Archive: 10 Articles From The Past 10 Years
- Personnel Usage & Diversity: NFL vs. College Football
- The 2015/16 Big 5 Leagues Free Data Release: Ligue 1
- Using Advanced Data To Inform Set Piece Strategy
- Using xPass To Measure The Impact Of Gamestate On Team Style
- The 2015/16 Big 5 Leagues Free Data Release: Bundesliga
- Iconos del fútbol: Diego Maradona
- StatsBomb Icons: Johan Cruyff
- The Circumstantial Nature of Turnovers
- The Under-23 Players to Watch on the Women's World Cup Contenders
- StatsBomb Originals: Bobby Gardiner
- A Founder's Story: An Interview With COO Charlotte Randall
- The 2015/16 Big 5 Leagues Free Data Release: Premier League
- StatsBomb Originals: Colin Trainor
- Position-less Football: Receiver Alignment in the NFL
- 10 Years of StatsBomb Part 1: The Blog
- Death of a Target Man: Exploring The Efficiency of Route One Football
- Caleb Williams vs. Drake Maye: Who will be QB1 in the 2024 NFL Draft?
- Hudl Statsbomb Case Study: Burnley FC, EFL Championship Winners 2022/23
- Analysis: Polish Ekstraklasa Passing Profiles 2022-23
- HOPS, un modelo para evaluar la habilidad aérea de los jugadores
- Enhancing Stale Tackling Metrics
- Box Scores: Analysing Bodies In The Box Data
- Breaking Down A Pass Rush Using Advanced Data
- 2023 NFL Draft: Assessing the top Offensive Linemen with advanced data
- Come In Number 5: Line-Breaking Midfielders In The Premier League
- OGC Nice Partnership Expands StatsBomb’s Established Presence In Ligue 1
- Introducing Hudl Statsbomb Assist
- Advanced Data Use In Women’s Football
- Event Level Passing Data
- Major League Soccer 2022: StatsBomb 360 Data Report
- StatsBomb Release Free 2022 World Cup Data
- Caso de Estudio: Club América
- Hudl Statsbomb Customer Case Study: Heart of Midlothian FC
- Hudl Statsbomb Case Study: Club Brugge, Belgian Pro League Champions 2021/22
- StatsBomb Conference 2022 Research Papers
- Using StatsBomb 360 Data As A Performance Analyst
- Hudl Statsbomb Announce The Release Of Free Indian Super League Data
- Modelling Team Playing Style
- The Anatomy of Explosive Pass Plays
- Serie A Season Preview 2022/23
- La Liga Season Preview 2022-23
- Hudl Statsbomb Release Free 360 Data: Women's Euro 2022 Available Now
- Using Hudl Statsbomb For Player Recruitment
- Defining Football Defense With Data
- StatsBomb 360: Exploring Line Breaking Passes
- Mejorando los Goles Esperados xG
- An Introduction To Our IQ Live Platform & Announcing ‘Hudl Statsbomb Matchdays’
- StatsBomb Announce The Release Of Free StatsBomb 360 Data: Euro 2020 Available Now
- StatsBomb Conference 2021: Research Papers
- StatsBomb Release Free 2020/21 FA Women's Super League Data & Updated 'R' Guide
- On-Ball Value (OBV) in the 2020/21 Premier League
- Introducing On-Ball Value (OBV)
- On-Ball Value, un método para valorar las acciones con balón
- How Italy Became Euro 2020 Champions
- Using StatsBomb IQ For Player Recruitment: Full Backs
- Using StatsBomb IQ For Player Recruitment: Centre Backs
- Using StatsBomb IQ For Player Recruitment: Forwards
- Carrying Loads: A Look At Ball Carrying In The Premier League
- What Is Lionel Messi In 2021?
- StatsBomb Data Case Studies: Freeze Frames And Defender Locations
- StatsBomb Data Case Studies: Pass Height And Pass Footedness
- StatsBomb Data Case Studies: Actions Under Pressure
- StatsBomb Data Case Studies: Pressures
- Aston Villa: 2020/21 Deep Dive
- In Review: The 2020 Swedish Allsvenskan
- Doppelgängers: Finding Similar Players
- Leeds United Under Marcelo Bielsa: An Analytical Review
- Hudl Statsbomb Release Expected Goals with Shot Impact Height
- Doing More With StatsBomb Data in R
- Headers Across Leagues
- A Data History of the European Cup: 2009, Barcelona 2 - 0 Manchester United
- Germany 1-1 England (AET), Euro 1996 Semi Final
- Netherlands 1-4 England, Euro 96
- A Data History of the European Cup: 1995, Ajax 1-0 AC Milan
- Scotland 0-2 England, Euro 1996
- England 1-1 Switzerland, Euro 1996
- A Data History of the European Cup: 1989, AC Milan 4-0 Steaua Bucharest
- A Data History of the European Cup: 1972, Ajax 2-0 Inter Milan
- A Data History of the European Cup: 1960, Real Madrid 7-3 Eintracht Frankfurt
- The Evolution of Zinedine Zidane
- Decoding Diego: Maradona by the Numbers
- Messi Moments with Álex Delmás: Real Madrid 2-6 Barcelona, May 2009
- A beginner's guide to analyzing teams using stats
- La Evolución de Lionel Messi, Capítulo 1: El Clásico de 2006/07
- Messi Moments with Álex Delmás: Barcelona 3-3 Real Madrid, March 2007
- Introducción al uso de Hudl Statsbomb Data con R
- The beginner's guide to reading, writing and pitching about football analytics
- How Borussia Dortmund's high-speed attack works
- StatsBomb Release... Not Radars
- StatsBomb Launch Custom Python Tool: "statsbombpy"
- Atalanta's Josip Iličić is having a season nobody but Lionel Messi can touch
- Harry Kane and the death of a shot monster
- Messi Data Biography: 15 Seasons Now Complete and Available
- Bayern's pressing under Flick
- Ajuste por cada 90 minutos
- La historia de los goles esperados (xG) y aplicaciones prácticas
- Joshua Kimmich is the key to Bayern's revitalized midfield
- Messi Data Biography Analysis and Data Release: 2012-13 to 2015-16
- Messi Data Biography Analysis and Data Release: 2012-13 to 2015-16
- Messi Data Release Part 1 & Working with StatsBomb Data in R
- Evaluating Mohamed Salah
- Attacking Contributions: Markov Models for Football
- Details on Our New Intro to Analytics and Set Piece Courses
- The Rise of Press-Resistant Midfielders
- The xClaimables! Measuring Keeper Aggressiveness
- Introducing Goalkeeper Radars
- Introducing the Schedule-Adjusted League Table
- The Unique (and Not so Unique) Challenges of Goalkeeping in Women's Soccer
- Intro to Goalkeeper Analysis
- Closing Down: How Defensive Pressure Impacts Shots
- Explaining xGChain Passing Networks
- I Think We Broke Denmark
- The Great Neymar Debate
- The World Cup of Set Pieces
- Using Pressure to Evaluate Centre Backs
- Let's Talk About Press, Baybee
- How StatsBomb Data Helps Measure Counter-Pressing
- StatsBomb Data Launch - Beyond Naive xG
- Set Pieces and Market Efficiency
- The Right Way to Hire Football Coaches
- What You REALLY Need to Know About Football Manager Recruitment
- Chelsea 2017/18 Season Preview
- How do you scout for centre-backs statistically?
- On the anatomy of a counter-attack
- Why We Need Positional Data
- Additional Time: Spain's Missing Minutes and Other Findings
- A toolbox for football analytics
- Unpacking Packing
- How Do Coaches Learn?
- Cristiano Ronaldo: More Lethal With Age?
- Improving Soccer's Version Of The Bill James Pythagorean
- Explaining and Training Shot Quality
- Design Diary – MK Shot Maps
- Luck vs Skill And Attack vs Defence
- How To Measure Defense?
- Learning From Early Games and the Shot/Pass Decision
- Gifolution: Cristiano Ronaldo's Best Years
- Borussia Dortmund - What's gone wrong?
- How low can you go: Assorted thoughts about crosses
- Goal Scoring and Assist Distributions Across Leagues
- New Development: Introduction to Player Positional Tracker
- Introducing Possession-Adjusted Player Stats
- The importance of Attacking Speed and the quickest attacking team in EPL
- The Best Young Prospect in Europe, 2014 – Alvaro Morata
- Wayne Rooney's Fantastic Career
- The Most Unpredictable League In The World?
- Distributions of Central Midfield Stats
- Mythbusting: Is Long Range Shooting a Bad Option?
- Shot Charts: Comparing 5 of the World's Best
- Attacking Styles and Defensive Weaknesses
- The Premier League 2003-2013: Points Per League Position
- StatsBomb MythBusting: Five Years of Wayne... Rooney
- Match Simulation: Score Effects and Beyond
- Smart Use of Substitutes Can Make A Difference
- What Does a Great Defensive Midfielder Look Like?
- Stat Attack – The Top 76 Scorers in Europe 2009-10
- Luis Suárez: The Perfect Storm
- DOGSO and Punishment
- Assessing Key Passes
- Defensive Metrics - An Introduction
- Goal Expectation and Efficiency
- Near or Far Post Shooting
- How do Headers compare to Shots?
- The Problem with Shots on Target Metric
- The Enigma of Shot Placement
- Age and Value in the Transfer Market
- Forwards: The Top 10 Individual Seasons (2008-2013)