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What is Performance Insights 25?
The inaugural Hudl Performance Insights 2025 took place on Friday, 14 November, welcoming the professional football community to Fulham Pier in London.
Over 400 delegates from professional football's elite - including practitioners in data analytics, scouting, and human performance - descended on the capital for a day of industry networking and expert-led learning across the three speaker stages.
14 November 2025
Fulham Pier, London, UK
Speaker Lineup
Statsbomb Stage
The Statsbomb Stage delivers practical, high-value insights directly from industry leaders in data. Focusing on real-world club workflows and data application, this stage features case studies, executive interviews, and practical insights shared from leaders in data science, analytics, and strategic decision-making.
Presentation slides and videos coming soon.
Damien Comolli
General Manager, Juventus
Alexander Schmalhofer
Former Head of Sport Analytics & Development, Red Bull Soccer
Mariela Nisotaki
Head of Group Talent Acquisition, Southampton FC & Sport Republic
Dr. Mohammad Dabbah
Group CTO, Como 1907
Chris Markham
Sporting Director
Arielle Dror
Director of Data & Analytics, Bay FC
Jordyn Kaplan
Director of Analytics, Boston Legacy FC
Dr. Paul Bradley
Football Science Consultant
Edin Terzić
“A Manager’s Perspective” with Raphael Honigstein
Mark Nervegna & Stephen Gallagher
Raiola Global Management
Hudl Signal Stage
The Hudl Signal Stage is the primary track for the human performance and sports science community, bringing together elite practitioners and thought leaders to discuss the intersection of athlete welfare and performance.
Presentation slides and videos coming soon.
Martin Buchheit
High Performance Lead, Aspetar
Mathieu Lacome
Chief Football Performance Officer, Parma Calcio 1913
Dawn Scott
High Performance Consultant
Lewis MacMillan
Head of Player Insights, Fulham FC
Darcy Norman
Director of Physical Performance, Chicago Fire
Andrew Gray
Founder & Director, Athletic Data Innovations
Jacky Forsyth
Co-Founder and Director, WiSEAN
Jack Nayler
Head of Sports Science, Everton FC
Sven Herzog
Head of Performance, FSV Mainz 05
Warren Gregson
Professor of Applied Physiology, Manchester Met
Gonçalo De Pinho
Head of Health and Performance Strategy at Tigres UANL
Research Stage
The Research Stage is dedicated to showcasing the foundational and applied innovation shaping the future of football analytics. It provides a platform for independent researchers, academics, and emerging analysts who present winning submissions from the annual Hudl Statsbomb Research Competition.
Using Data to Make Evidence-Based Decisions in Football with Recruiting Managers, Players and Staff
Ryan Groom
Defending the Long Throw: A Dual-Model Framework for Minimising Defensive Risk
Sebastian Greenhalgh & Dan Anghel
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Scouting Goal Scorers using Hierarchical Statistical Methods: Longitudinal Data Analysis of Estimated Player Impact (EPI) on Goal Scoring Opportunities in English Football
Tahmeed Tureen & Irena Chen
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Capturing Player Impact from Team Action Sequences — A GPT-Based Framework for Transfer Fit
Minho Lee
Quantifying Off-Ball Defensive Impact through Cover Shadows
Lorenzo Cascioli & Allen Wang
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Comparing Competitive Contexts: Do Physical Demands Play a Greater Role in Player Performance in the Premier League Compared to Other Leagues?
Richard McIntosh & Tobias Beckmann
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The Imposter on the Pitch: Learning Team-Agnostic Signatures for Counterfactual Evaluation
Davide Danesi
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One xG model to rule them all? Challenging the most accurate xG model
Robert Bajons & Tobias Harringer
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