The Huddle Breakdown

Is Shaun Maloney Really Running Celtic Now? | Motherwell Breakdown & Benfica Preview

Celtic produced their most dominant performance in weeks at Fir Park, and Alan and James break down the data from the Motherwell win. After Liam Scales talked about the p

Celtic's £300m Left on the Table, Scotland Déjà Vu & Motherwell Preview

Is the Celtic board as successful as it claims? On this week’s Huddle Breakdown Extra Time, James benchmarks Celtic FC against Club Brugge, Sporting CP and PSV Eindhoven

Tennis Ball Gate, the Celtic Statement & Why the League Table Lies | The Huddle Breakdown

James and Alan break down Tennis Ball Gate at St Andrews and the club's furious Saturday night statement. They ask whether the growing split between the Celtic board, Der

Man City, Rangers 2012 & Celtic's Coherence Crisis | Subscriber Q&A

Is the Manchester City case Scottish football's Rangers 2012 all over again? In this Huddle Breakdown Extra Time, host Martin Murphy is joined by Alan and James to compar

Man City, Rangers & the Story Scottish Media Won't Touch | Celtic's Identity Crisis

As the Premier League's Man City case dominates headlines worldwide, Alan and James ask why the Scottish football media has stayed almost completely silent, and what the

Celtic's Systemic Collapse, a £4.8m Loss & the "Least Bad Option"

Alan is back(!) from Japan and straight into the wreckage of Celtic's three straight defeats, capped by a 1-0 derby loss to Rangers at Celtic Park. With James and Martin,

Celtic 0-1 Rangers: The Worst Home Derby in a Decade (The Data Explained)

Celtic's 1-0 defeat to Rangers at Parkhead was, by the numbers, the worst home Old Firm performance of the Wyscout era: an xG difference of -1.91, just three shots to Ran

Celtic Are Broken | Celtic 1-3 Ferencváros & Derby Preview

Celtic’s 3-1 home defeat to Ferencváros capped a miserable week, and on this episode of The Huddle Breakdown Extra Time, Martin Murphy is joined by James and Heath to wor

Rangers 3-0 Celtic: Why Celtic's Game Model Is BROKEN | Tactical Breakdown + Ferencváros Preview

Celtic were humbled 3-0 by Rangers at Ibrox, and The Huddle Breakdown goes beyond the hot takes to explain why. With Alan away in Tokyo, James is joined by data analyst R

Can Celtic's Defense Survive Ibrox? | First Derby of the Season Preview + St Johnstone Reaction

Martin, James, and returning guest Heath break down Celtic's 1-0 win away at St Johnstone — a game that delivered three points but raised plenty of questions, from a flat

Celtic & The League's Tactical Revolution | Scottish Football Has Gone BOX OFFICE

James is joined by special guest co-host Quinny (filling in for Alan, currently sampling sushi in Japan) to break down Celtic's 2-1 win away at St Mirren and what it tell

Celtic's New Signings RATED: Van den Berg Hype, Johnstone Doubts & a Top of Table Clash at St Mirren

With Alan away in the Far East, Martin and James welcome Celtic analytics community scout Heath Tempe to break down a huge week for Celtic FC. The panel reviews the win o

Celtic's New Winger Just Broke a 12-Year Record — And It Might Not Matter

Celtic's win over Falkirk produced a completely standard-looking stat pack — plus-two in xG, a +300 packing score, more than double the box possessions, six saves to one

Celtic's LASK Collapse: Systemic Failure, Not Bad Luck | Extra Time

Celtic threw away a four-goal aggregate lead in Austria and crashed out of the Champions League to LASK — and on this week's Extra Time, Martin, Alan and James argue that

Celtic vs LASK Second Leg: How Celtic Kill the Tie in Linz | Champions League Play-Off Preview

Celtic take a 3-0 lead to Linz — but how do they actually kill this tie? On this week's Huddle Breakdown, Alan and James break down the Champions League play-off second l

Celtic 3-0 LASK: Three Worldies and One Big Warning | Huddle Breakdown Extra Time

Celtic beat LASK 3-0 at Celtic Park to take a commanding lead into the Champions League play-off second leg in Linz — but what does the data actually say? On this Huddle

Dundee United 0-4 Celtic: The Numbers Behind the Win | LASK Champions League Preview

Celtic hammered Dundee United 4-0 — so why did they lose the xG battle and concede 19 shots? On this episode of The Huddle Breakdown, James and Alan dig into Alan's post-

Celtic vs LASK Scouting Special: An Austrian Expert Tells Us Exactly What We're Facing

Celtic face LASK in the Champions League play-off round, so we brought in Austrian football expert Tom Baumgartner of the Other Bundesliga podcast for a full scouting rep

Mika Baur Benchmarked, Hassan's Data, Austrian Scouting Report & Dundee Utd vs Celtic Preview

James and Alan break down a chaotic week at Celtic on this Extra Time, plus a full scouting report on LASK from Austrian football expert Tom Baumgartner of the Other Bund

Kilmarnock 1-5 Celtic: Record xG, Engels Transformed & The Hassan Question | The Huddle Breakdown

Celtic went to Rugby Park and produced their highest expected-goals difference away at Kilmarnock since records began — a 5-1 win that Alan calls the most enjoyable watch