2019
333 articles
- VARtual reality: Why offside VAR calls feel so bad even though they haven't changed the game • Mike Goodman
- Premier League Round Up: Tottenham's Defence, Grealish, Mahrez and Jesus
- The rise of Lazio
- Can Borussia Dortmund be fixed?
- Bolton Wanderers’ survival bid: Possible, improbable, or impossible? • Oliver Walker
- Messi Data Biography: 15 Seasons Now Complete and Available • James Yorke
- André-Frank Zambo Anguissa is tearing it up for Villarreal
- Premier League Mailbag, December 2019
- Los delanteros de Real Madrid y Barcelona en la época de presión y transiciones • Jose Perez
- Can Real Madrid and Barcelona forwards thrive in the age of pressing and transitions?
- Jorginho: What a difference a year (doesn't) make
- Romelu Lukaku and Lautaro Martínez give Antonio Conte's Inter Milan a superstar strike partnership
- Atlético Madrid and the crisis that wasn't
- What the next Arsenal manager inherits
- Can Dinamo Zagreb pull off a historic Champions League surprise?
- The charge of the Leverkusen brigade
- Bayern's pressing under Flick • Constantin Eckner
- Who are Germany's other best goalkeepers? • Sam Planting
- Defending Getafe
- Ajuste por cada 90 minutos • Nick Dorrington
- Does anybody care enough to make Liverpool Women better?
- Are Brighton improving under Graham Potter?
- StatsBomb Podcast: December 2019 #1, Deep Dive Arsenal Manager Search, Ballon d'Or, Top 4, Relegation
- Parma's Dejan Kulusevski is Serie A's hottest young prospect • Flavio Fusi
- Christian Pulisic is on his way to becoming a superstar
- The Bundesliga's other leading goal scorers
- With the success of his summer signings, Monchi is up to his old Sevilla tricks
- Diving to the depths of the Championship relegation battle • Oliver Walker
- What does José Mourinho bring to Spurs?
- Marko Marin and the impossibility of Red Star's Champions League campaign
- La historia de los goles esperados (xG) y aplicaciones prácticas
- What is happening to Frenkie de Jong at Barcelona?
- Thomas is the life of the Atlético Madrid Partey
- Borussia Dortmund and the search for another striker
- Will Antoine Griezmann ever settle at Barcelona?
- Can Cagliari turn a hot start into a historic season?
- StatsBomb Podcast: November 2019 #2, Pochettino, Mourinho, Liverpool v City, Barcelona Analytics and Endgame
- Is Harry Kane still England’s best striker?
- Sheffield United are an unconventional success story
- Scouting the next generation of young Eredivisie talent • Sam Planting
- WSL newcomers Manchester United will be a major challenge for league leaders Chelsea • Will Humphrey
- Everton look to dominate at Anfield in a historic WSL Merseyside derby
- Who are the potential breakout stars playing in the Championship this season? • Oliver Walker
- Fede Valverde has revitalized Real Madrid's midfield
- Norwich seemed to start the season brightly. What happened?
- Everton should trust the process despite early struggles • Kevin Lawson
- The two Gianluigis: Will Donnarumma dominate in goal for the next 20 years like Buffon did for the last 20?
- Where art thou German centre backs?
- One fantastic result against Bayern is a reminder that Adi Hütter is good for Eintracht • Ted Knutson
- Celta Vigo's awkward marriage to Fran Escribá was doomed from the start
- StatsBomb Podcast: November 2019 #1, Rise of Leicester, Liverpool Schedule, Unlucky 13 Points?
- Is this the most decisive week in the Premier League title race?
- Who are the best Premier League goal scorers you're not paying attention to? • Kevin Lawson
- Is something wrong with Napoli? • Flavio Fusi
- Freiburg are the Bundesliga's little engine that could
- Five games into the WSL and there's fun wherever you look
- Is the clock ticking towards midnight on Eibar's long lasting Cinderella story?
- An Ode To Adebayo Akinfenwa • Oliver Walker
- StatsBomb Conference Videos: Valuing Player Influence and Evaluating Defensive Risk in Expected Threat Models • Mike Goodman
- Making sense of a bizarre Premier League table
- StatsBomb Conference Videos: How to Kick and Save, and Estimating the xG Impact of Actions • Kevin Lawson
- The Incredible Tactical RB Leipzig Machine, Part One: A Uniquely Versatile Attack
- StatsBomb Conference Videos: Seth Partnow, Media Panel, and How to Break Down a Set Defense, • Kevin Lawson
- What went wrong for Atalanta in the Champions League?
- StatsBomb Conference Videos: Estafania Vidal and Thom Lawrence • Mike Goodman
- Statistical Standouts: Four La Liga players who are making waves in the numbers
- Bayern Munich’s injury woes will test an already suspect defense
- West Ham Aren’t Getting the Balance Right
- StatsBomb Conference Videos: Working in Football Panel, and Michael Caley • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Conference Videos: Javi Fernandez and Karun Singh • Kevin Lawson
- Seattle Sounders vs FC Dallas: A case study on using data to prepare to administer the eye test • Kevin Lawson
- Does Sadio Mané have a shot at winning the Ballon d’Or?
- Juan Cuadrado and Takehiro Tomiyasu are thriving in Serie A as unconventional fullbacks • Flavio Fusi
- Ipswich are good, Portsmouth may not be bad, and other early League One storylines • Oliver Walker
- Valencia are hamstrung by chaos (again) ahead of their clash with stable Atlético Madrid
- StatsBomb Conference: Research Papers
- Should Everton stick or twist with Marco Silva?
- I’ll be right back: The Héctor Bellerín and Ainsley Maitland-Niles Arsenal story
- Borussia Mönchengladbach’s high speed attack is dominating the Bundesliga
- Can Pablo Machín help Espanyol recapture last year’s magic?
- What’s up with Manchester City?
- Aston Villa have given midfielder Marvelous Nakamba a thankless job, and he's doing it admirably • Mike Goodman
- Robert Lewandowski is still the best • Mike Goodman
- There are statistical warning signs lurking below Liverpool's perfect Premier League start
- Marco Giampaolo's AC Milan is off to a miserable start in Serie A
- Villarreal’s revitalized attack is the key to their return to form
- The Bundesliga's newest members will all struggle to avoid relegation this season
- StatsBomb Podcast: October 2019 #1. Spurs v Bayern fallout, Chelsea, West Ham, Bundesliga & more
- Statistically unusual players in the early games of the Premier League season
- Eberechi is making the Championship look Eze • Oliver Walker
- Can any of these Champions League underdogs shock the big boys? • Mike Goodman
- Wagner hits all the right notes: How Schalke's new manager is conducting a soaring rise for last year's biggest Bundesliga disappointers
- StatsBomb Podcast: September 2019 #3, Man City, Shaky Arsenal & Spurs & Barcelona Numbers
- After years of instability, Nottingham Forest may finally be on the right track • Oliver Walker
- Three early breakout stars of the Bundesliga season
- La Liga's newly promoted sides are all up for the survival challenge
- AC Milan can't score, Domenico Berardi can, and other early Serie A stories to watch
- Can Leicester City Gatecrash the Top Six Party?
- Who's gonna fix Wolves? • Kevin Lawson
- How do you stop Kevin De Bruyne? • Thore Haugstad
- Is Frank Lampard's youthful approach to Chelsea the right one?
- New look Sevilla have started strong, will it continue as their schedule gets tougher? • Nick Dorrington
- Joshua Kimmich is the key to Bayern's revitalized midfield • Sam Planting
- At last, Atalanta: A perennial outsider stormed up the Serie A table, and now looks to do the same to the Champions League
- How much will Manchester City miss Aymeric Laporte?
- Everything you ever wanted to know about Norwich City's Todd Cantwell's game and more • Peter Munnelly
- The Super League's action filled (ish) opening weekend • Will Humphrey
- Tales of the early season in the Championship • Oliver Walker
- Serie A summer transfer roundup, part two
- Serie A summer transfer roundup, part one
- For Atlético Madrid, less attacking is more • Nick Dorrington
- Do the numbers really say Manchester United are good?
- Watford changed managers too early, or too late • Kevin Lawson
- The case for Brighton
- How worrying is Borussia Dortmund's slow start?
- Denis Suárez has come home, and Celta Vigo are reaping the rewards
- Juventus, Napoli, Lazio and Roma provide a thrilling start to the 2019-20 Serie A season
- Athletic Club's Basque derby win highlights dramatic strides forward for Gaizka Garitano's side
- StatsBomb Podcast: September 2019 #1, Man Utd, NLD, Transfer Review
- How concerning is Tottenham's early form? • Grace Robertson
- Teemu Pukki, Player Profile
- Is Chelsea's César Azpilicueta bad now? • Kevin Lawson
- How Martin Ødegaard Got His Career Back On Track • Thore Haugstad
- What's Happened In La Liga So Far?
- How Have Norwich City, Sheffield United and Aston Villa Shaped Up Through Week Three?
- Can Antonio Conte's Inter Milan Step Up And Dethrone Juventus?
- Anatomy Of A First Half: Liverpool v Arsenal
- Who Wants To Dethrone Juventus? Napoli’s Quest For The Scudetto
- How Will Philippe Coutinho Fit In At Bayern Munich?
- New Imports in La Liga, Week One Report Card: De Jong, Trippier, Felix and Fekir • Nick Dorrington
- Are Rodri, Tanguy Ndombele and Dani Ceballos Changing The Way Their Teams Play? • Grace Robertson
- Jean-Philippe Gbamin, Player Profile • Will Humphrey
- Don’t Forget Dele
- Ivan Perišić: Bayern's Cross to Bear
- Barcelona’s Griezmann Signing Makes No Damn Sense
- The unlikely MLS success story of the Philadelphia Union
- Can Bayer Leverkusen build on last season’s second half success?
- Three Serie A midfielders who could make the leap with new clubs in 2019-20
- Chelsea, Brighton and Newcastle Begin Life Under New Managers
- La Liga 2019-20 Storylines, Part 2
- At Sevilla, Julen Lopetegui makes his last stand
- Mason Mount, Player Profile • Mike Goodman
- La Liga 2019-20 Storylines, Part 1
- StatsBomb Transfers Podcast: All Premier League Teams' Window Graded
- Manchester City: 2019-20 Season Preview • Mike Goodman
- Crystal Palace: 2019-20 Season Preview • Kevin Lawson
- Brighton and Hove Albion: 2019-20 Season Preview • Grace Robertson
- Watford: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Tottenham Hotspur: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Life after the BBC: Juventus rejuvenates their defense
- Burnley: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Aston Villa: 2019-20 Season Preview • Oliver Walker
- StatsBomb Transfers Podcast: Deadline Day Incoming!
- Leicester City: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Chelsea: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Wolverhampton Wanderers: 2019-2020 Season Preview
- Everton: 2019-20 Season Preview • Will Humphrey
- Southampton: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Newcastle United: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Sheffield United: 2019-20 Season Preview • Oliver Walker
- Liverpool: 2019-20 Season Preview
- West Ham United: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Manchester United: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Messi Data Biography Analysis and Data Release: 2012-13 to 2015-16 • James Yorke
- Moise Kean, Player Profile • Paul Riley
- Arsenal: 2019-20 Season Preview
- StatsBomb Calls For Research Proposals For Its Inaugural Innovation In Football Conference
- Norwich City: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Bournemouth: 2019-20 Season Preview
- Why words matter: an incomplete guide to accurately describing the footballers in front of your nose
- William Saliba, Player Profile • Kevin Lawson
- João Félix, Player Profile • Mike Goodman
- Messi Data Release Part 2, 2008/09 - 2011/12 • Euan Dewar
- A Sneak Peak at IQ Tactics + A Brief History of Radials/Sonars/Wagon Wheels in Soccer • Ted Knutson
- Messi Data Biography Analysis: The Guardiola Era, 2008-09 to 2011-12 • James Yorke
- Young Talent Reflections Part 2: Midfielders and Fullbacks
- StatsBomb Transfers Podcast: July 2019 #3
- Messi Data Release Part 1 & Working with StatsBomb Data in R • Euan Dewar
- Messi Data Biography Analysis: Young Messi 2004-05 to 2007-08 • James Yorke
- Introducing the Lionel Messi Data Biography • Ted Knutson
- England Under-21s Had a Disastrous Euros. There Are Still Players Who Can Make the Step Up. • Grace Robertson
- A World Cup round-up
- StatsBomb Transfers Podcast: July 2019 #2
- Young Talent Reflections Part 1: Wingers • Ted Knutson
- A look at the Atletico Madrid rebuild
- StatsBomb Podcast: The LAFC Interviews, Will Kuntz and Bob Bradley
- How the Netherlands swept aside Sweden to reach the World Cup final
- After a breakout year, how can Arsenal's Mattéo Guendouzi take his game to the next level
- Tanguy NDombele marks a step forward for Tottenham Hotspur, their first superstar purchase • Mike Goodman
- StatsBomb Transfers Podcast: July 2019 #1
- Drawing up a game-plan for the World Cup semi-finals
- ANNOUNCING StatsBomb Innovation in Football Conference 2019
- How much is Aaron Wan-Bissaka worth? • Mohamed Mohamed
- The weight of World Cup pressure • Mark Thompson
- In defense of the diving status quo
- What can difficult matches for France and the USWNT tell us about the World Cup favorites? • Kevin Lawson
- An ode to Sam Kerr
- The stars of the World Cup group stage
- João Cancelo can be a perfect fit for Manchester City • Kevin Lawson
- What do we now know about the World Cup winner wannabes?
- StatsBomb Transfers Podcast: June 2019 #3
- Riding the La Liga coaching carousel
- Japan are struggling, Australia might be fine and other early World Cup statistical nuggets • Mike Goodman
- Spain's World Cup showing belies a true revolution
- Ahead of Cameroon's Africa Cup of Nations title defense, Ajax's André Onana strives for goalkeeping perfection • Nick Dorrington
- StatsBomb Transfers Podcast: June 2019 #2
- Can the Reggae Girlz find their rhythm and get a win for the underdogs?
- Argentina, Canada and the art of playing ugly at the World Cup • Mike Goodman
- Three misleading results from the World Cup's opening weekend • Kevin Lawson
- Balling without the Ballon d'Or winner: Norway World Cup preview
- Representing the world with the WSL
- StatsBomb Transfers Podcast: June 2019 #1
- What to expect when Real Madrid is expecting Luka Jović • Kevin Lawson
- Honing in on the Home Nations' World Cup squads
- From Jorginho to Rodri: Manchester City's Plans for Life After Fernandinho
- Can Tottenham's "Air Raid" Attack Overcome Liverpool's Dominant Defense?
- Can Liverpool Make it Six in Madrid?
- Barcelona Season Review: So That Happened....Again • Kevin Lawson
- Where Can Paulo Dybala Return to Superstar Form?
- StatsBomb Transfers Podcast: May 2019 #4
- Coding Up History: The Man Utd 1999 Project • James Yorke
- Manchester United Season Review: At the Wheel?
- Data Revolution in Women’s Football
- StatsBomb Transfers Podcast: May 2019 #3
- Manchester City Season Review: Chasing Perfection • Mike Goodman
- Real Madrid Season Review: Time to Reload
- Can Leicester Make the Leap Under Brendan Rodgers?
- Chelsea Season Review: Moving to Stand Still • Kevin Lawson
- Arsenal Season Review: Now What?
- StatsBomb Podcast: May 2019 #2, Q & A & Late Season Euro Round-up
- Matías Almeyda's Great San Jose Earthquakes Challenge
- League One Playoff Preview • Oliver Walker
- StatsBomb Data, One Year On • Ted Knutson
- StatsBomb Podcast: May 2019 #1, End of Season Craziness
- Coaches Talking Data: Chris Summersell • Tim Keech
- La Liga's Big Races: Everything but the Title Is up for Grabs
- The Premier League Middle Class is Coming • Kevin Lawson
- A Man, a Plan, a Promotion, Norwich City • Nick Dorrington
- Champions League Semi-Final Preview: Barcelona vs Liverpool • Grace Robertson
- StatsBomb Podcast: April 2019 #3, CL Previews, Naby's Back & Top 4 Meltdown
- James Maddison and the Tantalizing Potential of Leicester City • Mohamed Mohamed
- The Champions League Underdog Bracket Preview: Spurs v Ajax
- Set Pieces Remain An Underutilised Gamechanger • Ted Knutson
- Pass Footedness in the Premier League • James Yorke
- Can Wolves Leave the Chasing Pack and Join the Premier League's Big Six? • Kevin Lawson
- Obviously Mohamed Salah Should Have Been on the PFA Shortlist • Kevin Lawson
- What Does a Fullback Do in 2019? • Grace Robertson
- Villarreal's Samuel Chukwueze Could Become a Star, if His Right Foot Doesn't Get in the Way
- Iago Aspas Is Celta Vigo's One Man Rescue Operation • Nick Dorrington
- Under the Radar xG Stories: Gabriel Jesus Struggles, Eintracht Frankfurt's Three Stars, and Kevin Gameiro's Quietly Strong Season • Mike Goodman
- StatsBomb Podcast: April 2019 #2, Championship and Champions League
- What Watford Got Right
- Riding Marco Silva's Everton Rollercoaster • Kevin Lawson
- Modeling Passing Uniqueness • Derrick Yam
- Luka Jović, Europe's Next Big Thing
- StatsBomb Podcast: April 2019 #1
- Can the Juventus Crossing Machine Defeat Ajax's High Pressure Defense?
- The Meteoric Rise of Porto's Eder Militão
- Center Back Scouting Report: Nice's Malang Sarr
- Are Southampton Making Progress Under Ralph Hasenhüttl? • Grace Robertson
- Germans Have the Most (Footballing) Fun • Kevin Lawson
- Manchester United's Sancho Pursuit Risks Repeating Old Mistakes • Kevin Lawson
- Atalanta, Italy's Almost Cinderella Story • Kevin Lawson
- Ritsu Doan, Stefano Sensi and Enock Kwateng: Scouting Europe's Less Heralded Prospects • Mohamed Mohamed
- Bayern Munich Begin Reloading • Mike Goodman
- Three Premier League Numbers To Watch • Kevin Lawson
- A Tale of Two Struggling Managers: Marcelino Survives at Valencia, Sevilla Axes Machín
- Solving England’s Creativity Issue
- The Modern Midfielder: Ball Mover • Nico Morales
- StatsBomb Podcast: March 2019 #3: Q & A
- Three Smaller Premier League Stories to Watch • Kevin Lawson
- Regretting Regression: Arsenal, Spurs and the Limits of Regression Analysis in Football • Kevin Lawson
- Evaluating Mohamed Salah • James Yorke
- StatsBomb Podcast March 2019 #2: LIVE CL Draw Reaction, CL Review & PL Relegation
- How Much Have Arsenal Changed Under Unai Emery?
- La Liga's Best of The Rest? Getafe Charge At the Champion League Places
- Taking the Temperature on Nicolo Zaniolo • Mohamed Mohamed
- The Football Stats War May Not Be Over But One Side Is Winning • James Yorke
- Are Brighton Too Conservative?
- Two Things Can Be True: Manchester United Are Better Under Ole Gunnar Solskjær and Luckier • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Podcast: March 2019 #1, StatsBomb at Sloan, Hiring Hinkie, CL Review, PL Top 4/Title Race
- New Team, Same Numbers: How Transfers Do (And Don't) Change Player Output
- The Increasing Complexity of Analytics • Kevin Lawson
- Manuel Lanzini's Long Road Back • Nick Dorrington
- Let the Wild Champions League Race Rumpus Roar • Mike Goodman
- What Happened at Old Trafford and Does It Matter? • Kevin Lawson
- League One Review: The Championship Awaits, But For Who? • Oliver Walker
- Replacing a Superstar: How Spurs (Eventually) Moved on From Gareth Bale
- Reflections on David Neres: One Year Later
- Sarri Must Show Progress Despite Chelsea's Imperfections • Kevin Lawson
- Can Barcelona Find a Potential Jordi Alba Replacement? • Nick Dorrington
- Attacking Contributions: Markov Models for Football • Derrick Yam
- Solskjær’s Manchester United: The Real Deal, or Just a Good Run?
- Can Marco Silva Fix Everton's Attacking Struggles?
- StatsBomb Podcast: February 2019 #4, CL Preview & Mega 2018-19 Player Stats Review
- Messi's Big Game
- Details on Our New Intro to Analytics and Set Piece Courses • Ted Knutson
- Atletico Madrid Aren't Dead Yet (But They're Not Getting Any Younger)
- The Best of the Rest All-Stats All-Stars • Kevin Lawson
- The Great Burnley Keeper Switch • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Podcast, February 2019 #3: CL Review, Announcements & who would you swap for Salah?
- Nikita Parris is Critical to Manchester City Women's Super League Title Challenge
- Fiorentina's Federico Chiesa and the Art of Shot Selection
- Jadon Sancho's Youth Coach Explains the Star's Greatest Strengths
- Three Stories From Lovable, Entertaining, Messy Scottish Football
- Can Gonzalo Higuaín Make Sarriball Tick?
- Real Madrid and the Quest for a Striker • Kevin Lawson
- StatsBomb Podcast: Celebrity Fans, StatsBomb Data Upgrades & Title Race
- An Overview of Pass Heights In the Premier League, English Football League and Scottish Premiership • James Yorke
- StatsBomb Elevates Their Industry-Leading Football Data Spec Yet Again • Ted Knutson
- Newly Promoted Wolves Stake Their European Claim • Kevin Lawson
- Son Heung-min Is a Star • Kevin Lawson
- Manuel Neuer's Struggles Are Hurting Bayern Munich • Kevin Lawson
- Real Madrid's Isco Conundrum
- The Rise of Press-Resistant Midfielders • Grace Robertson
- Will Villarreal, Celta Vigo and Athletic Club Survive La Liga's Crowded Relegation Battle?
- The Tightest Title Race in England: Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester City in a FA WSL Sprint to the Finish
- Justin Kluivert's Steady Serie A Progress
- The xClaimables! Measuring Keeper Aggressiveness • Kevin Lawson
- Do Statistics Explain Kevin-Prince Boateng's Barcelona Transfer? • Mike Goodman
- Callum Hudson-Odoi and the Challenges of Developing Possible Stars • Kevin Lawson
- Can Borussia Dortmund Win the Bundesliga? • Grace Robertson
- Oussama Idrissi and the Difficulties of Scouting Eredivisie Talent
- West Ham's Reinvigorated Attack • Kevin Lawson
- Is Manchester City's Fernandinho Irreplaceable? • Kevin Lawson
- Raheem Sterling, Mohamed Salah and the Fight Against Easy Narratives
- Cardiff's (Modest) Success Story • Kevin Lawson
- Tottenham's January Shopping List
- StatsBomb Transfer Podcast: Chelsea, Denis Suarez & Reader Qs
- Mourinho, Motivation and a Manager's Job • David Rudin
- Chelsea and the Challenge of Sarriball • Kevin Lawson
- Loan Watch: How Are Premier League Prospects Across Europe Faring?
- Window Shopping: Nice's Youcef Atal, a Potential Star Fullback in the Making