Oli Walker

Analyst @StatsBomb | LTFC | Views my own

[Not The Top 20 Pod @NTT20Pod]

𝗘𝗙𝗟 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 - 𝟮𝟬𝟲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 ✍️

It’s here and it’s perfect! 😍

Learn about EVERY SINGLE EFL SIGNING as https://t.co/ZPKhpL4HM5 covers the EFL Transfer Window in full. 🤓

Link 👉 https://t.co/B8XaJNCcY0

#EFL

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

StatsBomb Release Free Data for Bayer Leverkusen's Invincible Bundesliga Title Win

▶️ https://t.co/uj9m2FHylQ

[Not The Top 20 Pod @NTT20Pod]

🎙️ Exciting Announcement! 🎉

This summer, we are creating a new show on the Not The Top 20 Podcast feed. 8-10 weeks, 16-20 episodes 👀

We're looking for a sponsorship partner. If you own (or run sponsorship/marketing for) a business or brand, and would be interested in sponsoring this podcast, please DM! 📲

[Not The Top 20 Pod @NTT20Pod]

6th March - Doncaster sit 20th in League Two with 40 points from 35 games. 🤓

23rd April - After winning ten games in a row, Grant McCann’s side have moved up to 5th with one game of the regular season remaining. 😳

A truly remarkable effort. 👏

#DRFC #EFL

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

We are excited to announce our renewed service agreement with @LutonTown FC

As part of a continued multi-year agreement, the Premier League side will benefit from access to our cutting-edge dataset and StatsBomb IQ analytics platform.

[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]

The EFL Players of the Season

▪️ Crysencio Summerville, Leeds United
▪️ Harrison Burrows, Peterborough United
▪️ Jodi Jones, Notts County

#EFLAwards

[Oli Walker @olivermpw_]

@FkBanned @CottageTactico Didn't meet the minutes threshold but 68% expected, 72% actual

[Oli Walker @olivermpw_]

@CottageTactico Leno’s Expected Save % is 71%, Actual Save % 74% (before last night’s game)

He’s one of the two dots about south-south-east from Alisson

(and thanks, btw!)

[Oli Walker @olivermpw_]

@ben_wylie Thanks Ben, kind of you to say so!

[Oli Walker @olivermpw_]

I wanted to give goalkeepers some love, going beyond the shot stopping metrics to analyse the best goalkeepers around Europe this season 🔽

[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

[Oli Walker @olivermpw_]

@BeGriffis @StatsBomb Thanks, Ben. Got some numbers for you:

Reimann:
- 4.2 lb passes / 6.0 average space (basically Alvaro Valles)
- 67% expected, 67% actual cmp % on under pressure passes

Heuer:
- 2.0 lb passes / 6.7 average space
- 73% expected, 76% actual cmp % on under pressure passes

[Oli Walker @olivermpw_]

Strong “old school analytics article” vibes with this one: hypothesis + how can we measure it + show your working

Really great. Recommended reading 🔽

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

NEW | Identifying Attacking Overloads And Measuring Their Impact

Senior Analyst @ArabAnalytics digs into our StatsBomb 360 data to define and identify attacking overloads, and which teams utilise them most often 🔽
https://t.co/HpXF7yyQZZ

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

Open Play Buildup, EFL Championship 2023/24

Which passes does each team play more than average compared to the rest of the league?

[Oli Walker @olivermpw_]

@NTT20Pod @StatsBomb 1pm-2pm, the EFL's hour in the nutmeggy spotlight

[Oli Walker @olivermpw_]

Nutmeg Attempts is used as the tiebreaker for these, to reward those who are more efficient with their nutmegs (yes we've thought about this - this is serious business)

Anyway, Chieo is 5/6, and thus in pole position to take the Nutmeg Crown in May as things stand

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

Premier League Nutmegs and Nutmegged Leaderboards!

[Oli Walker @olivermpw_]

RT @StatsBomb: Luton Town came away with a lot of credit from their 4-3 defeat to Arsenal last night

One aspect that was particularly impr…

[Not The Top 20 Pod @NTT20Pod]

Trading Grammys and League One goals. Pop at its finest.

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

NEW: Valuing Defensive Shape

Will Thomson (@AnEnglishGoat ) presented research from our Data Science team at the recent #StatsBombConference, discussing how we can evaluate team defensive shape using StatsBomb 360 data

Watch the talk here:
▶️ https://t.co/km7zjZfVIX

[Hudl Statsbomb @Statsbomb]

StatsBomb Poster #1: A new framework for skill-based metrics

At the 2023 #StatsBombConference, we prepared three posters displaying some of the latest research from our data science and analysis teams

Poster #1 produced by: @d_vatvani, @anenglishgoat, @scotty779