2018
228 articles
- Rangers v Celtic: Old Firm Derby This Weekend Could Decide Title
- Southampton's January Shopping List
- Hugo Lloris Is Still Very Good • Kevin Lawson
- Dele Alli: Progress Depends On The Unreasonable Man
- Bournemouth's January Shopping List
- Firing Jose Mourinho Solves One Problem but Not THE Problem • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Podcast: December 2018 #3, Champions League Reaction, Weekend Review & More
- Scouting La Liga: Potential January Targets for Premier League Clubs of All Sizes
- What Happens to Arsenal at Halftime? • Kevin Lawson
- Are Marseille in Decline?
- Has Jurgen Klopp Changed Liverpool’s Approach For Good?
- Introducing Goalkeeper Radars • Ted Knutson
- Premier League Round Up: Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham, Middle Tier and Cardiff
- Six Theories About Burnley
- Could Pablo Fornals Fit Into Arsenal's Rebuild? • Nick Dorrington
- Turning Theory Into Practice: Paul Riley Meets Swedish National Goalkeeping Coach Maths Elfvendal • Paul Riley
- StatsBomb Podcast: December 2018 #1: Southampton, Burnley, NLD, Tottenham Midfielders & Burnley
- Christian Pulisic Is Very Good. It’s Just That Jadon Sancho Is Amazing. • James Yorke
- Beyond The Narrative: What's The Truth Behind Wolves' Poor Run? • James Yorke
- The Statistical Stars of the FA WSL • Mark Thompson
- Will Giovani Lo Celso Be PSG's One That Got Away?
- StatsBomb Podcast: November 2018 #3, PL Title, Top 4, Relegation Battles And Set Piece Goals Around Europe
- How Long Can Lionel Messi Avoid Father Time? • Mike Goodman
- Idrissa Gueye Powers Everton's Surprising Defense • Kevin Lawson
- What’s Up with Tottenham?
- The Numbers Behind the Best FAWSL Sides
- Introducing the Schedule-Adjusted League Table
- An Incomplete List of Football Thanks • Kevin Lawson
- Kit Analysis: What the Premier League is Wearing This Season
- StatsBomb Podcast: November 2018 #2, Nations League, Ranieri, Man Utd and Liverpool
- Sevilla's Bounce Back Year
- Barcelona Football Coach Analytics Summit - Trip Report • Ted Knutson
- The Unique (and Not so Unique) Challenges of Goalkeeping in Women's Soccer • Paul Riley
- Teenage Wunderkeeper Alban Lafont Is Thriving at Fiorentina
- How Are Kepa and Alisson Settling in England?
- Despite Manchester United's Collapse, David De Gea Remains Strong in Goal • Mike Goodman
- A New Way to Measure Keepers' Shot Stopping: Post-Shot Expected Goals • Mike Goodman
- Scouting the EFL Championship's Breakout Stars
- Intro to Goalkeeper Analysis • Ted Knutson
- Alvaro Morata, Lucas Torreira, and Evaluating Imperfection • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Podcast: November 2018 #1, Everton, Chelsea, Bundesliga Goalscorers, Ted's Transfer Tales
- Manchester United, Atlético Madrid And The Problem With Old Fullbacks
- Watch StatsBomb Become Horrified By Fulham • Kevin Lawson
- Ligue 1 Talent Hunting: Ibrahim Sangaré • Mohamed Mohamed
- Milan Are Finally (Almost) Back • Kevin Lawson
- Eddie Howe's Change in Style is Key to Bournemouth's Success • Paul Riley
- RB Leipzig Turn Transition Into Success • Kevin Lawson
- 5 Easy Ways Data Can Give Football Clubs an Edge • Ted Knutson
- What’s Up with Barcelona?
- Examining Chelsea's Set Piece Routines • Mohamed Mohamed
- Will Fulham's Substance Ever Match Their Style?
- Guardiola's Manchester City are Breaking the Premier League • Mike Goodman
- The Era of the Big Three in European Soccer is Over • Mike Goodman
- StatsBomb Podcast: October 2018 #4, Weekend Review And Premier League Player Metrics
- StatsBomb CEO Update - October 2018
- Inter Milan Has a New Old School Attack
- The Can't Shoot Straight Club, the Premier League's Biggest Expected Goals Underperformers • Kevin Lawson
- Scottish Premiership Review: A Title Fight, Tactical Variety In Mid-Table And A Relegation Battle Already
- StatsBomb - The People Behind the Tech • Charlotte Randall
- Despite a Lack of Goals, Alexis Sanchez Remains Good at Football • Grace Robertson
- Why Arsenal's Bad Stats Matter • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Podcast: October 2018 #3: Audience Qs, Premier League, Championship & More
- What Happened to Monaco Under Leonardo Jardim and Will Thierry Henry Fix It?
- StatsBomb Mailbag: Real Madrid, Declan Rice, Penalties, Marriage Advice and More! • Kevin Lawson
- Shots Under Pressure Part 3: Shooting Locations • Derrick Yam
- France's Didier Deschamps Found Success Through Boredom
- StatsBomb Podcast: October 2018, BIG teams, BIG problems
- Possession Football Remains Alive and Well for Spain and Germany • Paul Riley
- Tartan Transplants: English Based Players Can Help Scotland Qualify For First Time In Over 20 Years
- Arsenal Aren't This Good. Nor Are Dortmund. Here's Why
- The Tantalizing Talent of Lille's Nicolas Pépé
- Is Eden Hazard Making the Leap?
- Bayern Are Fine, but the Bundesliga May Not Be • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Podcast: October 2018 #1
- Arsenal in Trouble: Results are Covering Serious Flaws for the Gunners • Mike Goodman
- Valencia Look to Regain Last Year's Form Ahead of Manchester United Champions League Clash
- In Search of the Premier League’s Seventh Best Team
- Bundesliga Roundup: Schalke is Bad, Werder Bremen are Good and Favre is Favre • Kevin Lawson
- Shots Under Pressure Part 2: Headers • Derrick Yam
- In Lyon, Is Talent Alone Enough? • Mohamed Mohamed
- Wolves Defend, Burnley Don't and Other Stats for Your Premier League Weekend • Kevin Lawson
- One Year Later: Ousmane Dembele Finally Arrives at Barcelona
- StatsBomb Podcast: Liverpool, New Research and More, Sept '18 #2
- Closing Down: How Defensive Pressure Impacts Shots • Derrick Yam
- Champions League Preview, Part Two • Grace Robertson
- Champions League Preview, Part One • Grace Robertson
- Sarri's Chelsea are Just Getting Started • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Mailbag: Busquets, Kante, Harry Kane's Ankle, and More! • Kevin Lawson
- Previewing Liverpool's Trip to Tottenham
- The Not Altogether Unserious Case For a Managerial Transfer Window
- StatsBomb Release Free FIFA World Cup Data
- Atletico Madrid's Slow Start • Mike Goodman
- Are Manchester United and Burnley Just Regressing to the Mean? • Grace Robertson
- How Should England Build Their Team? • Will Humphrey
- How Are Leeds Doing Under Marcelo Bielsa?
- StatsBomb Podcast: The Kane Debate And Early PL Winners and Losers
- Radar Wars • Ted Knutson
- Tottenham's Defensive Issues: Fixing the Right Side • James Yorke
- La Liga Transfer Roundup
- Introducing xGChain and xGBuildup • Thom Lawrence
- Explaining xGChain Passing Networks • Ted Knutson
- Early Premier League Numbers to Watch: Danny Ings is Alive, Andre Schurrle's Shot Selection is Dead and More • Kevin Lawson
- How Are Real Madrid Changing Without Ronaldo? • Grace Robertson
- It's Watford's World Now • Kevin Lawson
- Is Harry Kane Fine Now? • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Podcast: August 2018 #3, Q & A
- I Think We Broke Denmark • Ted Knutson
- Three Premier League Things That Aren't Actually Surprising • Kevin Lawson
- Manchester City's Achilles Heel: The Aging of Fernandinho
- Remember Adnan Januzaj? He's Good Now
- Barcelona Season Preview: Messi the Great Facilitator • Kevin Lawson
- Chelsea’s Rebound Date: Kepa Arrizabalaga • Derrick Yam
- Celta de Vigo: A Spanish Midtable Transfer Success Story
- The Best Premier League Transfers of Summer 2018
- StatsBomb Podcast, Transfer Review Aug 2018
- Courtois and Pickford: The Tall and Short of Keeper Styles • Paul Riley
- Huddersfield Town: 2018-19 Season Preview
- Fulham: 2018-19 Season Preview • Mike Goodman
- Crystal Palace: 2018-19 Season Preview • Grace Robertson
- Chelsea: 2018-19 Season Preview • Kevin Lawson
- Burnley: 2018-19 Season Preview
- Newcastle United: 2018-19 Season Preview
- Brighton: 2018-19 Season Preview • Grace Robertson
- Everton: 2018-19 Season Preview
- West Ham: 2018-19 Season Preview
- Bournemouth: 2018-19 Season Preview
- Southampton: 2018-19 Season Preview
- Cardiff City: 2018-19 Season Preview
- New Data, New StatsBomb Radars • Ted Knutson
- Watford: 2018-19 Season Preview
- Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2018-19 Season Preview
- Inside League One: Teams, Trends And Metrics • James Yorke
- Manchester United: 2018-19 Season Preview • Kevin Lawson
- Liverpool: 2018-19 Season Preview • Grace Robertson
- Tottenham Hotspur: 2018-19 Season Preview
- Leicester City: 2018-19 Season Preview • Mohamed Mohamed
- Premier League Preview Introduction • Mike Goodman
- Manchester City: 2018-19 Season Preview • Euan Dewar
- Paul Pogba: Beyond Pogood and Pogevil • Nico Morales
- Inside League One: Using Data to Look At Players • James Yorke
- In Defense of Everton's Richarlison Purchase • Mike Goodman
- Three Premier League Questions before August • Kevin Lawson
- Did Messi Fail Argentina, or Did Argentina Fail Messi? • Grace Robertson
- How Good is Watford's Abdoulaye Doucouré?
- StatsBomb July Mail Bag • Kevin Lawson
- *NEW* Rumour Has It: StatsBomb Transfers Podcast #1
- Should Chelsea Sell Eden Hazard to Real Madrid? • Kevin Lawson
- Fulham's Seri-ous Transfer Coup • Mohamed Mohamed
- The Great Neymar Debate • Tiago Estevao
- Nate Silver Day 24: A Champion is crowned • Seth Burns
- Watch Out For The Shaq Attack: Is Xherdan Shaqiri To Liverpool A Good Signing?
- Nate Silver Day 21: I Can Has Win? • Seth Burns
- France's Defense Steals the World Cup Show • Mike Goodman
- Nate Silver Day 23: Morale has improved! • Seth Burns
- Do England Have a Problem in Open Play, and Does it Matter? • Grace Robertson
- Raheem Sterling is Good at Scoring Goals • Kevin Lawson
- Nate Silver Day 22: Our Chocolate is Best! • Seth Burns
- What Happened to Brazil?
- World Cup Scouting: What Does Sweden Even Do? • Kevin Lawson
- Nate Silver Day 20: Survive and Advance
- Pressing Issues at the World Cup
- Nate Silver's Future's Revisited
- World Cup Autopsy: Germany Never Replaced Bastian Schweinsteiger
- Nate Silver Day 19: But for a Dummy
- Nate Silver Day 18: Death By Shootout
- Kylian Mbappe Arrives on the Biggest Stage for France
- Nate Silver Day 17: Denmark or Bust!
- Nate Silver Day 16: Portugal the man?
- Spain, France and Brazil: Attack, Defense, and Some Balanced Imbalance • Kevin Lawson
- The Demise Of Germany • James Yorke
- Nate Silver Day 15: The game of the tournament
- Lies, Damn Lies, and Germany's Expected Goals • Mike Goodman
- England vs Belgium: Preview of a Deadish Rubber
- Nate Silver Day 14: Never going to lose faith in Costa Rica • Seth Burns
- Nate Silver Day 13: Forget about treading carefully
- England-Belgium: A World Cup Tanking Perfect Storm
- Nate Silver Day 12: Tread Carefully
- 2018 World Cup Trends, June 19–24: Germany's Defense, More Set Piece Goodness, and Much More
- Nate Silver Day 11: Searching for a Godzilla-sized win! • Seth Burns
- Nate Silver Day 10: Someone's been hitting the gym • Seth Burns
- Nate Silver Day 9: Switzerland or Bust!
- Another World Cup Weekend: Tactical Guide • Kevin Lawson
- Nate Silver Day 8: A contest!
- World Cup Scouting: Andres Iniesta
- Nate Silver Day 7: Around the World (Cup) in 80 (Games)
- Nate Silver Day 6: I must break you! • Seth Burns
- 2018 World Cup Trends, June 14–18: England's Set-Pieces, French Ennui, and So Much More • Mohamed Mohamed
- World Cup Scouting: Croatia's Andrej Kramaric
- The World Cup of Set Pieces • Ted Knutson
- Nate Silver Day 5: Panama!
- Nate Silver Day 4: Germany? Brazil? Bah. The team of the day is Costa Rica!
- Nate Silver Day 3: Iceland or Bust!
- World Cup Weekend: A Tactical Guide • Kevin Lawson
- Opta: Fear? That's the other guy's problem + Nate Silver Day 2 • Seth Burns
- World Cup Scouting: David Silva • Kevin Lawson
- The Return of the King
- The Lost Boy
- Hear Ye, Hear Ye, the Squid Hath Returned!
- World Cup Scouting: Sadio Mané
- Using Pressure to Evaluate Centre Backs • Will Morgan
- The World Cup Hates Analytics (And That's Awesome) • Kevin Lawson
- What If Your Club Lost All Its Players: The Sporting Lisbon Story • Tiago Estevao
- World Cup Scouting: Who Should England Play in Midfield?
- StatsBomb Announces Free Data for Women's Football
- Let's Talk About Press, Baybee • Ted Knutson
- What's Next for Real Madrid? • Kevin Lawson
- Dear StatsBomb: Part 2 • Mike Goodman
- Dear StatsBomb: Part 1 • Kevin Lawson
- World Cup Scouting: Iran's Alireza Jahanbakhsh
- How to Find Footballing Beauty in the Age of Stats
- Will Unai Emery Succeed at Arsenal? • Kevin Lawson
- Champions League Spotlight: How Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah Propel Liverpool • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Data Launch - Actions Under Pressure • Mike Goodman
- World Cup Scouting: Serbia's Andrija Zivkovic • Tiago Estevao
- How StatsBomb Data Helps Measure Counter-Pressing • Will Morgan
- The Dual Life of Expected Goals (Part 2) • Kevin Lawson
- The Dual Life of Expected Goals (Part 1) • Ted Knutson
- StatsBomb Data Launch - Finding Better Goalkeepers • Ted Knutson
- Is Nabil Fekir Good Enough for Liverpool? • Mohamed Mohamed
- StatsBomb Data Launch - Beyond Naive xG • Ted Knutson
- New Data, New Boss, Same Great Content • Kevin Lawson
- Welcome to the NEW StatsBomb
- Scouting Leon Bailey
- Identifying Ligue 1’s Next Breakout Talent: Tanguy Ndombele • Mohamed Mohamed
- Taking 'Em On: Digging Deeper With Dribbles • Euan Dewar
- Measuring Changes In Attacking Style In The Premier League • Mladen Sormaz
- La Liga At the Break: Valencia, Girona and Atlético • Euan Dewar
- How Good Is Malcom? • Mohamed Mohamed