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...
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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 join...
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 co...
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 Celti...
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...
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 jo...
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, Jam...
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 pl...
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...
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 F...
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...
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, Mar...
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 Cham...
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...
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...
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 p...
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...
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...
Jota Back On The Ball, Haissem Hassan Decoded & Celtic's Real Midfield Problem
Alan and James join Martin Murphy for a bumper Extra Time as Celtic bank three points against Dundee, Haissem Hassan edges closer, and a tra...
Celtic vs Dundee REVIEW: Is Our Record Signing Being WASTED? | Flag Day Analysis + LASK CL Draw
Celtic are back in competitive action, and The Huddle Breakdown is here with a full data-driven review of the Flag Day win over Dundee at Ce...