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American Soccer Analysis
American Soccer Analysis is a podcast that covers American Soccer from an analytical perspective founded in the belief that soccer is best understood not by fat old men in smoky rooms, but by people adept at Excel spreadsheets.
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American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Week 7 — Parity 4evr???
The top-4 only managed to grab a single combined point over the weekend. Does this mean last year's us-and-them table is a thing of the past? Maaaayyyyybe. The…
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ASA Show - Seattle Colorado, Atlanta Orlando, Vancouver Minnesota
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American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Week 6 — Chaos League Whiparound
All games from this weekend are our featured game, because too much insanity occurred for one match to pull focus. The guys go through all of it, from…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Week 5 — The Wave Go Surfing in Louisville
The whiparound, like the weekend's NWSL action, doesn't exactly quicken the guys' pulses on today's episode (00:41). But there are many important things to…
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ASA Show - Ilya Orlov Reviews Direct Attacks
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American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Week 4: Gotham on Fire, North Carolina Courage Adrift
Seven games, six road victories, four of them shutouts. It was a weird weekend in the NWSL, and the guys scan the ups and downs from all of the action (1:14)…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: USWNT Recap — A Split Card against Brazil
One for them, one for us. The USWNT beat Brazil fairly comfortably in Trinity Rodman's return to the U.S. lineup in front of over 32,000 in Los Angeles, while…
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ASA Show - Peter Vermes is Out, How Would We Fix SKC?
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ASA Show - Akshay Easwaran, Data Engineer at US Soccer
Akshay Easwaran, a data engineer with US Soccer and formerly of Atlanta United joins the boys to talk data democratization, working for his boyhood* club…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Week 3 — Angel City's Up, Seattle Reign are Wayyyyy Down
More draws! With even fewer goals! The guys whip around the league to gawk at some less-than-stellar matches (1:40) before diving into this week's featured…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Week 2 Top-4 Clash of the Titans
The top four all played each other this weekend, in a couple of tasty fixtures filled with drama and intrigue. After the whiparound of the league's fixtures…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Week 1 Power Rankings
One down, 25 to go! The first round of NWSL matches is in the books for 2025, and it was a morass of beatdowns and 1-1 draws. Who's up and who's down relative…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Gotham FC, with Jenna Tonelli
The Bats took flight across the regular season, but were felled in penalties to Washington in the NWSL playoffs. Then the rumors of behind-the-scenes discord…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Kansas City Current, with Thom Bomb of Shea Butter FC
The Kansas City Current were the best team on paper last year. They rostered the league's MVP and producer of one of the greatest seasons in league history…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — North Carolina Courage, with Kim McCauley
The Courage made a massive splash in getting Jaedyn Shaw in the winter. After Kerolin moved on, the club needed a creative artist to help unlock a moribund…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Portland Thorns, with Kim McCauley
Who is going to play for the Portland Thorns? With Sophia Wilson gone for the year, and Morgan Weaver on the bench for potentially all season, their attack…
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ASA Show - A Goals Added Draft
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American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Bay FC, with Anna Daccache
Bay FC made the playoffs in their first season, and are rolling out a solid lineup with some high-upside college signings this year. But an investigation into…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Chicago Stars FC, with Lesley Ryder
The Chicago (Red) Stars squeaked into the playoffs on the backs of a completely new regime, from the owners to the GM to the head coach. Very little was done…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Angel City FC, with Michelle Chavez & Mark Parsons
Angel City became the first club in NWSL history to be docked points for violations of the league's policies—namely, violations of the salary cap. They now…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Racing Louisville, with Bekki Morgan
Four straight ninth-place finishes. A roster that has more or less stayed the same from the end of last season. What can we make of Racing Louisville's…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Utah Royals, with Kieran Doyle-Davis
Kieran returns to share his pitch to NWSL front offices about some partnership opportunities with American Soccer Analysis! Then we dive into the ins and outs…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Seattle Reign, with Sylvs of Shea Butter FC
The Seattle Reign were old, slow, and boring last year. This year, they're slightly young, a bit faster, and potentially more exciting. Lynn Biyendolo will pep…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Houston Dash, with Theo Lloyd-Hughes
Is Lucy going to pull the football? Will this time really be different? The Houston Dash have a new GM, a new head coach, and a slew of promising signings. It…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — San Diego Wave, with Kieran Doyle-Davis
Out NWSL season previews keep on a'truckin' with a team whose fall from the mountaintop has been quick and precipitous. The Wave shipped Jaedyn Shaw and Naomi…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Washington Spirit, with Ella Brockway
The Washington Spirit may have the best roster on paper heading into the 2025 season. Can they be title contenders? Ella Brockway of the Washington Post and…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Preview Week — Orlando Pride, with Bridie O'Toole
Welcome to NWSL Season Preview Week! We'll be bringing you previews of all 14 NWSL teams with some outstanding guests to help us break down each and every…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: USWNT Recap — Don't Stop SheBelievin'
The USWNT has put three more friendlies in the books, and Emma Hayes earns her first loss of her tenure as head coach. After the guys sort through the NWSL…
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ASA Show - Season Previews Part 3, The Inner Circle Contenders
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American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: Breaking Down the USWNT SheBelieves Roster
The guys make note of new signings Carissa Boeckmann to the Portland Thorns and Oihane Hernández to the Orlando Pride, and what Hernández's signing might add…
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ASA Show - Season Previews Part 2, Stuck in the Middle with You
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ASA Show - Season Previews, the Bottom 10
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American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: College Week, Pt. 1 with Chris Henderson
The guys touch on the Savy King transfer to Angel City (00:47) and the Hannah Bebar signing with Bay FC (13:00) before offering some thoughts on the NWSL's $5…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: Live in Houston, with Arielle Dror & Jen Cooper!
RECORDED BEFORE THE TRANSFER OF SAVY KING TO ANGEL CITY FC It's xOG's first ever live pod! The guys chat about Crystal Dunn's move to PSG and the other stray…
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ASA Show - Arman Kafai and How to Get Into Soccer Analytics
Arman Kafai, formerly the lead analytics consultant for FC Dallas stops by to talk about his analytics journey and drop some takes on the craziness of this MLS…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: Jenna Nighswonger is a Gunner. What's going on with Gotham?
Breaking news all over the place! Jenna Nighswonger is moving to north London. Where does this leave Gotham's offseason? (00:30) San Diego has made a flurry of…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: When Will San Diego and Louisville Catch the Big Fish?
RECORDED BEFORE THE SIGNINGS OF SHINOMI KOYAMA, SINTIA CABEZAS, DIDI HARAČIĆ, AND FAVOUR EMMANUEL It's been a busy-but-not-busy period of the NWSL offseason…
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ASA Show - Matt Pfeffer, Colorado Rapids Director of Analytics
Ben and Kieran spoke to Matt Pfeffer about his origin in soccer analytics, the constructions of MLS from the viewpoint of financial markets, and a whole lot of…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: New Year, New US(WNT)
We're back! The guys return from their brief, fire-filled hiatus to unpack all the news of the first weeks of the new year. They chat about the senior USWNT…
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ASA Show - Roster Rules Changes, Squad Building in MLS vs Europe with Nikos Overheul
We were lucky enough to have former Vancouver Whitecaps Direct of Recruitment Nikos Overheul join us again to talk some of the rules changes (and impending…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: The Biggest Own Goals of the Year
It's the last episode of 2024! No better time for the guys to look back on the previous year and all the things they and teams were wrong about, from Orlando's…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: The NWSL Holiday Transactions Roundup
Becky Sauerbrunn retiring! Jonas Eidevall to the San Diego Wave! Lynn Williams to the Seattle Reign! Jaelin Howell to Gotham FC! Rocky Rodríguez and Lorena to…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: The xOG Top 10 Players of 2024
It's that time of year! The Best FIFA awards were announced on Tuesday, the final release of several end-of-year accountings of the year's best players. The…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Rosters Locked and the GM Carousel Continues
NWSL teams locked in their end-of-season rosters, traded some players, saw some others sign with new teams, and a whole bunch of free agents hit the open…
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ASA Show - MLS Cup, Expansion Draft, Fake Awards, and Potpourri
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American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: USWNT Recap, plus Kicking Off The NWSL Offseason with Taylor Vincent!
The USWNT wraps up 2024 with a draw and a win overseas. How did the Triple Espresso-less attack acquit themselves? Was that scary first half against the…
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ASA Show - Best 11, Riqui Puig, and MLS Cup Preview
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ASA Show - USL Championship and MLS Conference Finals Preview
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American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Championship Recap—The Spirit Taken Down by the Pride, but Not Without a Fight
What. A. Game. The Orlando Pride are your NWSL champions, the first Shield-Championship winners in five years. Their 1-0 victory over the Washington Spirit at…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Championship Preview, Part 2: Our Podcast with André (Carlisle)
The Washington Spirit have made it to the NWSL Championship, despite massive injuries to key players in the back end of the season. Can they keep this momentum…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: The NWSL Championship Deep Dive, with Orlando Pride GM Haley Carter
The Orlando Pride are preparing to play the biggest game club history on Saturday, the culmination of a process that began more than two years ago. Team vice…
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ASA Show: Tata is Out and Previewing the MLS Conference Semi Finals
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American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: The NWSL Semifinals Delivered the Goods
Well there you have it! The Washington Spirit will play the Orlando Pride at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City on Saturday for the NWSL Championship. Each semifinal…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Playoffs Recap -- The Quarterfinals Were Etched in Chalk
The top four go in as favorites, and the top four leave as semifinalists. There were no upsets in the NWSL quarterfinals, as Orlando, Washington, Gotham, and…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Playoffs Preview, Part II
In Part 2 of our NWSL quarterfinals preview, we take a look at Sunday's doubleheader. According to one projection model, Bay FC actually have a decent chance…
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ASA Show - Checking in on the Best of 3
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American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: NWSL Playoffs Preview, Part I
The playoffs are set! The top four finished the season strong and look like they'll make it to the semifinals with ease. Or will they? The guys preview all…
American Soccer AnalysisEXPECTED OWN GOALS: A USWNT Round-Up, and Our NWSL Awards Ballots!
Then, they break down their picks for the NWSL awards slate. Most of these are no-brainers, but they make a case for some down-ballot candidates, followed by…
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ASA Show - Previewing the Best of 3 Round in the MLS Playoffs
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American Soccer AnalysisNWSL Week 25: Louisville, Portland, and all the Playoff Scenarios Fit to Print
Racing Louisville grabbed all three points against the Portland Thorns thanks to a late corner header from Taylor Flint. Their playoff hopes are still alive…