Dave Willoughby

Head of Football Analysis at Paradine

[Dave Willoughby @donceno]

Were looking for new recruits with an interest in watching football for a living based in South America, South Asia or South East Asia - see link on how to apply

[Liam Kilborn @LiamKilborn85]

Paradine are looking for new Football Watchers! If you are based in South America, South Asia, or South East Asia and wish to collect football data and analyse matches, click the link below for full details and information on how to apply👇

https://t.co/9CD9wfxtzp

[John Walker @johnwalker_1986]

48-Team World Cup Analysis 🧵

The largest World Cup preview on social media, 500hrs of analysis & each teams "Style of Play" video:
> Attacking Play
> Defensive Set-Up
> Key Players

Thank you again to my incredible sponsors ❤️

Let's Dive In 👇

[Conor O'Neill @Conor0Neill_]

Teams are taking fewer shots from outside the box than ever in the Premier League, yet long-range goals are at their highest since 2013–14.

Explored why this is happening:

https://t.co/H72uNNHbW2

[Martin Eastwood @penaltyblog]

New article on my blog: why the Ranked Probability Score might be misleading you when evaluating football prediction models - and what to use instead

https://t.co/zSNvg7P26y

#FootballAnalytics #DataScience

[Martin Eastwood @penaltyblog]

I don't really post on here much (I've moved to where the sky is a bit bluer) but if you're interested in this sort of thing, I've written a new article looking at how to calculate expected threat (xT) in soccer analytics using linear algebra / python
https://t.co/tSkYIu2abO

[Ben Mayhew @experimental361]

It's time for the traditional end-of-year calendar table (smaller chunks of which are available via the link): https://t.co/88pZqRJApi

[George Elek @GeorgeElek]

Wrote something for https://t.co/e5GbGUeGsA about why we’ll probably never have an elite homegrown manager unless we are more forgiving and stop writing some off as soon as they go through a tough period. Free to read for all and apologies for the swear, I was annoyed.

[Analytics FC @AnalyticsFC]

Set-Pieces: Are There Still Margins To Be Gained? ⚽️🎯

Alex Stewart looks at set pieces, an area of the game where there is still room to gain significant advantage through planning, strategy, and data use

https://t.co/hbCmWZVVhB

[MRKT Insights @insightMrkt]

NEW BLOG: Efficiency isn't enough, for real improvements clubs need to make Step Changes.

https://t.co/mOD8r8pUbc

[Sam @sam__joseph]

I wrote this for @NTT20Pod. It starts at around 6pm on Feb 3 2024 – Blades concede a fourth against Villa.

Fast forward to a strong start in the Champ. The 'P' word creeps in. My PL fear isn't that 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 bad, but that the pyramid really is broken.

https://t.co/agsbQCM3lS

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

ICYMI: Upgrading Expected Pass (xPass) Models

An article from our data science team explaining how they have been able to bring more accuracy and better results to our state-of-the-art xPass model by incorporating StatsBomb 360 player positioning data 🔽
https://t.co/d27SOgtpiw

[Ahmed Walid @Walid_4]

A scout doesn't watch a football match in the same way a data scientist does.

Depending on their jobs, people watch the sport in different ways.

Spoke to some working in different roles in football to understand how they watch football. ⬇️⬇️⬇️
https://t.co/tVAbYAw2uf

[MRKT Insights @insightMrkt]

What have 5 years in the industry taught us about analytics?

https://t.co/FNs6idQQ2K

[Tony @TonyElHabr]

Is xG in neutral gamestates a better predictor of future performance than xG across all gamestates? ⚽️🤔

tldr: no, but it's closer than you might think

[Ben Mayhew @experimental361]

Here's how the newly-released @EFL fixtures break down for each club (explanation via the link): https://t.co/hl1Js3SOM5

[Analytics FC @AnalyticsFC]

If you want some light reading (4000 words) ahead of tonight's opening game of Euro 2024, here's Alex Stewart with a full breakdown of stylistic trends across Europe's top five leagues

https://t.co/O0yaAR6VuS

[Alec Payne @Payney3]

We're recruiting again! ✍️

Paradine Ltd are looking for someone with a passion for Turkish Football to join our team!

For full details and information on how to apply, click the link below 🇹🇷⚽️👇

https://t.co/Rj1HbUNbbx

#SuperLig #Turkishfootball #TFF

[Shane O'Donnell @shanejjodonnell]

We're recruiting again! ✍️

Paradine Ltd are looking for anyone with a passion for International Football to join our team! ⚽️👇🌍

For full details and information on how to apply, click the link below

https://t.co/JH7S0WJcZr

#CAF #AFC #UEFA #CONCACAF #OFC #CONMEBOL

[Shane O'Donnell @shanejjodonnell]

We're recruiting again! ✍️

Paradine Ltd are looking for someone with a passion for Swiss Football to join our team! ⚽️👇🇨🇭

For full details and information on how to apply, click the link below

https://t.co/GryBB3RMyR

#sfl #swissfootballleague #cssl #creditsuissesuperleague

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

NEW: How Football Is Changing

Football is constantly evolving and the trends, patterns of play and optimal choices have changed compared to even five years ago

The StatsBomb data science team look at how the game has developed in recent years 🔽
https://t.co/NRkzfNvuz1

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

NEW | A Deep Dive Into Europe's Goalkeepers In 2023/24

@olivermpw_ harnesses the full range of our goalkeeper suite to analyse the best performing goalkeepers in Europe this season, looking at shot-stopping, cross claiming, sweeping and ball playing 🔽
https://t.co/t5KtHbB0kQ