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2024 Hudl Statsbomb Conference: Research Posters

Nov 4, 2024 | statsbomb.com | Hudl Statsbomb |Michael Gleeson |Jaymes Monte

Hudl Statsbomb Conference 2024 Hudl Statsbomb Conference: Research Posters The 2024 Hudl Statsbomb Conference was held at Old Trafford, Manchester just over a month ago. As part of the event, we invited the winners of our Research Competition to showcase their work to an audience of industry experts and professionals.
Measuring Throw-In Success

Jul 23, 2024 | statsbomb.com | Jaymes Monte

In the 2023/24 Premier League season, there were an average of ∼35 throw-ins per game. Roughly 25% of them were in the throwing team’s defensive third, and the remaining 75% were more or less evenly shared between middle and attacking thirds. Although these numbers naturally fluctuate slightly depending on the competition and season that you consider, few fall outside the 35-45 per game range. That’s around 20 throw-ins per team, per game.
Using Data In The Search For A New Manager

Jun 13, 2024 | statsbomb.com | Jaymes Monte

Where we can analyse data in more depth, however, is in relation to a manager’s style of play. We can get a quick insight into this using the StatsBomb IQ platform by comparing some team style metrics (filtered to periods where a specific manager has been in charge) and comparing the two. I have no insight into the style of play that Sheffield Wednesday want to implement, or even if they have a particularly focussed game model.
Identifying Attacking Overloads And Measuring Their Impact

Mar 26, 2024 | statsbomb.com | Jaymes Monte

Towards the beginning of his managerial career Xavi Hernandez gave an interview in which he commented “I understand football as space and time”. It’s a reasonably celebrated quote and one that is referenced in a lot of modern day tactical blogs. The two elements combine in many aspects of the game, of course. But one such concept that comes with the marriage of time and space on a football pitch is the overload.
Identifying Fast Passers Using Data

Dec 20, 2023 | statsbomb.com | Jaymes Monte

As a coach of my 11-year-old son’s 9-a-side team, nothing frustrates me more (except for kids taking a pair of scissors to their socks – but they wouldn’t let me write a blog piece about that) than players not getting their head up, taking too long on the ball and failing to pick out a pass to a teammate in open space.
Using xPass To Measure The Impact Of Gamestate On Team Style

Aug 3, 2023 | statsbomb.com | Jaymes Monte

Another high level observation is that weaker teams tend to get a lot more direct/play riskier passes when winning. This is quite intuitive and what we would generally come to expect. Points are precious at both ends of the table but for those towards the bottom, when they do take the lead, there’s more of an emphasis on protecting that lead than pushing forwards to get another. Hence we see teams are more likely to clear their lines and move the ball away from their own goal.
The Art of Progression: An Analysis of Passing vs. Ball Carrying

Mar 22, 2023 | statsbomb.com | Jaymes Monte

Before I get tucked in, a little bit of housekeeping. ● Firstly, this is NOT an attempt to identify who (or what method) is better (or worse) at progressing the ball. My primary focus here is to identify the stylistic choices around which teams decide (or perhaps are forced) to move the ball closer to the opposition’s goal – via passes compared to carries. ● Secondly, ball progression can – and is – measured in a myriad of ways.