Analytics FC Podcast

Analytics FC is a football podcast looking at the beautiful game in a different light. Each episode, we’re joined by a guest from the world of football analytics to talk about the ways we can use numbers, statistics and data to better understand the sport.

Analytics FC Podcast is a sports podcast hosted by Analytics FC, with 57 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode 56: Tofa Fakunle, Cavalry FC

  Sep 8, 202548 minS0

  Tofa Fakunle is currently the assistant General Manager at Canadian Premier League cub, Cavalry FC. Before this current role, he was the football operations manager at the same club, and then before that, a professional player. Based in Calgary, Cavalry FC are one of 8 teams that compete in CPL, which is a relatively new league, having only started in 2019. The league is the only professional league in Canada, which offers a lot of potential to grow, especially with the World Cup arriving in 2026. In this conversation we speak about how Tofa has to look after and manage the clubs’ budgets, th...

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  Episode 55: Ricardo Moreira, Orlando City

  Jun 4, 20251h 4mS0

  Ricardo Moreira currently is General Manager and Sporting Director at MLS club Orlando City SC. Now in his 7th year at Orlando, Ricardo joined from another MLS side, Columbus Crew, as Orlando's head of recruitment. Ricardo is highly knowledgeable when it comes to building squads around the constraints and regulations that MLS sides must contend with. In this conversation we touch on a few of those aspects such as allocating playing budgets accordingly and getting the right balance of youth and homegrown players. We then go on to talk about scouting around the world and how Ricardo uses his South...

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  Episode 54: Ryan Beal, Sentient Sports

  Apr 13, 20251h 4mS0

  Ryan Beale is the CEO and co-founder of sports AI company Sentient Sports. After completing a degree in computer science, Ryan went on to do a PhD in Artificial Intelligence. Like many others, he was very keen to combine this skillset with his passion of football and one of the first ways he did this was via Fantasy Football. From there, Ryan raised capital to fund his startup, and now Sentient Sports is working on some really interesting tech being used by professional clubs and organisations. In this conversation we speak about different types of artificial intelligence and how this...

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  Episode 53: Nikos Overheul, formerly Vancouver Whitecaps, Statsbomb, Brentford FC

  Mar 5, 202554 minS0

  Nikos Overheul is an experienced football scouting and strategy professional who has spent time working with various clubs around the world. Nikos was actually involved with Brentford FC in the early days of their data revolution and since then, spent time with Statsbomb, and Vancouver Whitecaps in the MLS. As well as this, Nikos has also operated as a consultant, aiding teams in their recruitment and alignment towards longer term goals. In this conversation I ask Nikos about some of the intricacies that come with working in the MLS, how he thinks about risk and reward, and I pitch him...

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  Episode 52: David Ray, Plymouth Argyle

  Feb 9, 202551 minS0

  David Ray is currently Head of Finance at Championship football club, Plymouth Argyle. His role is a really interesting one, as it seems he is much more involved with the typical performance and recruitment aspects of the club that a typical head of finance would be elsewhere. David speaks about the transfer committee they have, how they model and forecast the club’s income to ensure they can remain sustainable and how the club has been clever to diversify their assets. Plymouth actually went into administration back in 2011 so to now see them competing in the Championship is great to se...

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