scottish FA Seals Stat Partner

Scottish football’s governing body, the Scottish FA, has signed a deal with sports data providers StatsBomb.

The agreement will see StatsBomb provide its statistical and analytical services to the Scotland men’s national team.

Steve Clarkes’ side will gain access to advanced performance data across several aspects of its internal operations, including opposition and performance analysis.

The data access will also give the national side detailed insight into unique StatsBomb metrics such as defensive pressures by player and team, shot impact height, pass footedness and more.

In addition, the national team will benefit from the insights and analysis platform, StatsBomb IQ. The platform will allow the side ‘to visualise key elements of pre-match preparation and post-match analysis,’ offering the potential for the team to discover trends in its attacking and defensive playing styles.

Alex Taylor, Sales Executive, StatsBomb, said, “We are delighted to announce our partnership with the Scottish FA. The Scotland Men’s National Team is making tremendous strides in their performance department. We are excited to be a part of this and help the continued development of their analysis workflows.”

Mark Leslie, Sports Science and Data Manager, Scottish FA, added, “This is a significant partnership that will allow us to combine objective data into our current structure. StatsBomb’s high-level technical data will provide us with statistical information that supports our analysis process, and we look forward to making use of this information across our different areas of our work around the performance of the Scotland men’s national team.”

The Scottish FA joins StatsBomb’s extensive roster of partners within football. This includes the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, Aston Villa FC, Leeds United, Borrusia Dortmund, Celtic FC, Rangers FC the UEFA Womens EUROs.