Rob Suddaby
@robsuddaby.bsky.social
⚽️📊📈 👨🏻💻 FIFA Football Data Insights Analyst • UEFA B Licence • Previously of Norwich City, Leicester City, The Information Lab and Vodafone • Views my own.
HAVERTZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ♥️
February 3, 2026 at 9:57 PM
HAVERTZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ♥️
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🚨Only 7 days to go until the proposal deadline for this year's Opta Forum data analytics competition.
If you would like to submit a proposal, and the potential opportunity to present in front of hundreds of practitioners, here are the full competition details ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
If you would like to submit a proposal, and the potential opportunity to present in front of hundreds of practitioners, here are the full competition details ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
Opta Forum 2026: Call for Proposals - Stats Perform
Following the announcement of the return of the Opta Forum to London in 2026, we are pleased to confirm that submissions are now being accepted for the event’s annual data analytics competition. For o...
www.statsperform.com
February 2, 2026 at 10:52 AM
🚨Only 7 days to go until the proposal deadline for this year's Opta Forum data analytics competition.
If you would like to submit a proposal, and the potential opportunity to present in front of hundreds of practitioners, here are the full competition details ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
If you would like to submit a proposal, and the potential opportunity to present in front of hundreds of practitioners, here are the full competition details ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
Champions of the World 🤍❤️❤️❤️🤍
February 1, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Champions of the World 🤍❤️❤️❤️🤍
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Manchester City, first half of 25-26 PL games
Goals for: 27
Goals against: 6
Expected goal difference: 15.96
Manchester City, second half of 25-26 PL games (70 mins through Spurs game)
Goals for: 22
Goals against: 16
Expected goal difference: -0.19
Goals for: 27
Goals against: 6
Expected goal difference: 15.96
Manchester City, second half of 25-26 PL games (70 mins through Spurs game)
Goals for: 22
Goals against: 16
Expected goal difference: -0.19
February 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Manchester City, first half of 25-26 PL games
Goals for: 27
Goals against: 6
Expected goal difference: 15.96
Manchester City, second half of 25-26 PL games (70 mins through Spurs game)
Goals for: 22
Goals against: 16
Expected goal difference: -0.19
Goals for: 27
Goals against: 6
Expected goal difference: 15.96
Manchester City, second half of 25-26 PL games (70 mins through Spurs game)
Goals for: 22
Goals against: 16
Expected goal difference: -0.19
This is great 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 We’re very fortunate at FIFA to have access to detailed phases of play that are calculated using the tracking we have and I can’t tell you how much value it adds to our analysis so great to see others tackling this too!
How do you add tactical context to football data?
For futi, it starts with a phase of play model.
For futi, it starts with a phase of play model.
Introducing phases of play
Context is everything
futiapp.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 8:21 PM
This is great 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 We’re very fortunate at FIFA to have access to detailed phases of play that are calculated using the tracking we have and I can’t tell you how much value it adds to our analysis so great to see others tackling this too!
Oh Kai, stop it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
January 28, 2026 at 8:16 PM
Oh Kai, stop it 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Sign-up for this evening’s webinar analysing two of the key tactical trends from the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 - collective out-of-possession organisation and evolving approaches to wide attacking play: fifa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
January 27, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Sign-up for this evening’s webinar analysing two of the key tactical trends from the FIFA U-20 World Cup 2025 - collective out-of-possession organisation and evolving approaches to wide attacking play: fifa.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
League form in the absolute toilet but at least we got those 3 points against Inter eh
January 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
League form in the absolute toilet but at least we got those 3 points against Inter eh
Looking forward to speaking at the APFA Jobs in Analysis online conference tomorrow, sign up now if you haven't already apfa.io/event/jobs-i...
January 21, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Looking forward to speaking at the APFA Jobs in Analysis online conference tomorrow, sign up now if you haven't already apfa.io/event/jobs-i...
Horrendous, we can’t keep giving City lifelines when they mess up 🤬
January 17, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Horrendous, we can’t keep giving City lifelines when they mess up 🤬
Reposted by Rob Suddaby
It’s that time of year again: proposals are now being accepted to present at Opta Forum 2026, which is taking place in London at the end of March.
If you are interested in taking part, the submission deadline is 9th February. Full details can be found ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
If you are interested in taking part, the submission deadline is 9th February. Full details can be found ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
Opta Forum 2026: Call for Proposals - Stats Perform
Following the announcement of the return of the Opta Forum to London in 2026, we are pleased to confirm that submissions are now being accepted for the event’s annual data analytics competition. For o...
www.statsperform.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It’s that time of year again: proposals are now being accepted to present at Opta Forum 2026, which is taking place in London at the end of March.
If you are interested in taking part, the submission deadline is 9th February. Full details can be found ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
If you are interested in taking part, the submission deadline is 9th February. Full details can be found ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
Wouldn’t say Haaland is interfering with Pope but he definitely was holding the defender back!
January 13, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Wouldn’t say Haaland is interfering with Pope but he definitely was holding the defender back!
Why on earth is Villa v Spuds on TWO TV channels before it’s even started, yet Newcastle v Bournemouth isn’t on any?!
January 10, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Why on earth is Villa v Spuds on TWO TV channels before it’s even started, yet Newcastle v Bournemouth isn’t on any?!
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Dominic Calvert-Lewin's equaliser for Leeds against Sunderland means he has now scored in each of his last six Premier League games, the longest streak by an English striker since Jamie Vardy in 2019 (eight games).
He also slightly ruined his previous straight-line goal map...
#SUNLEE
He also slightly ruined his previous straight-line goal map...
#SUNLEE
December 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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DCL is the definition of a between the sticks striker 👌🏻
December 28, 2025 at 3:12 PM
DCL is the definition of a between the sticks striker 👌🏻
Dropping like flies
December 27, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Dropping like flies
Madueke respecting that Arsenal CL stunner heritage, on the anniversary of Rambo vs Galatasaray 🔥🔥🔥
December 10, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Madueke respecting that Arsenal CL stunner heritage, on the anniversary of Rambo vs Galatasaray 🔥🔥🔥
Imagine booing Bukayo Saka 🙄
December 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Imagine booing Bukayo Saka 🙄
Interesting to see Timber go CB and White stay at RB
December 3, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Interesting to see Timber go CB and White stay at RB
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Hello everyone,
To the people following me from Twitter would know of my work and I would share samples of it here too.
I am available for freelance work (data vizzes, data and tactical writing around women's football and men's football).
Would love to have any leads. Thank you!
To the people following me from Twitter would know of my work and I would share samples of it here too.
I am available for freelance work (data vizzes, data and tactical writing around women's football and men's football).
Would love to have any leads. Thank you!
February 8, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Hello everyone,
To the people following me from Twitter would know of my work and I would share samples of it here too.
I am available for freelance work (data vizzes, data and tactical writing around women's football and men's football).
Would love to have any leads. Thank you!
To the people following me from Twitter would know of my work and I would share samples of it here too.
I am available for freelance work (data vizzes, data and tactical writing around women's football and men's football).
Would love to have any leads. Thank you!
Benny White White White!
December 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Benny White White White!