StatsBomb (Hudl)

StatsBomb, now part of Hudl, supplies advanced football (soccer) analytics and data to professional clubs, federations, broadcasters, and media. The StatsBomb Data product captures 3,400+ events per match across 190+ competitions with proprietary models (Expected Goals, On-Ball Value, HOPS) and bundled player-location and 360 data. Delivery is sales-led through licensed client APIs and standard file formats (JSON, XML, CSV), with the StatsBomb Open Data set published publicly on GitHub for the research community.

StatsBomb (Hudl) publishes 3 APIs on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Football, Soccer, Analytics, Event Data, and Tracking.

StatsBomb (Hudl)’s developer surface includes GitHub presence and 7 more developer resources.

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18.2/100 emerging ▬ flat Agent 3/100 human only Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

AccessFree

3 APIs

Football Soccer Analytics Event Data TrackingxGOn-Ball ValueHudl

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0

Composite quality — 18.2/100 · emerging

Contract Quality 0.0 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 0.0 / 20

Access Clarity 7.4 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.4 / 13

Contract Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 3/100 · human only

Machine-Readable Contract 0 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 0 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Surface 0 / 5

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GitHub

GitHub

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Contact

Contact

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Other 2

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OpenData

OpenData

Hudl (parent company)

Parent

Source (apis.yml)

aid: statsbomb
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/statsbomb/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: StatsBomb (Hudl)
kind: company
accessModel:
  pricing: free
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Free
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/statsbomb.png
tags:
- Football
- Soccer
- Analytics
- Event Data
- Tracking
- xG
- On-Ball Value
- Hudl
created: '2026-05-23'
modified: '2026-05-23'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
description: StatsBomb, now part of Hudl, supplies advanced football (soccer) analytics and data to professional clubs, federations,
  broadcasters, and media. The StatsBomb Data product captures 3,400+ events per match across 190+ competitions with proprietary
  models (Expected Goals, On-Ball Value, HOPS) and bundled player-location and 360 data. Delivery is sales-led through licensed
  client APIs and standard file formats (JSON, XML, CSV), with the StatsBomb Open Data set published publicly on GitHub for
  the research community.
apis:
- aid: statsbomb:data-api
  name: StatsBomb Data API
  description: Licensed client REST API delivering StatsBomb event data, 360 freeze frames, player-location data, and derived
    metrics (xG, OBV, HOPS) for contracted competitions. Access is granted under commercial agreement; base URL is provisioned
    per customer.
  humanURL: https://www.hudl.com/en_gb/products/statsbomb
  baseURL: https://data.statsbombservices.com
  tags:
  - Event Data
  - 360 Data
  - xG
  - OBV
  - Football
  properties:
  - type: ProductPage
    url: https://www.hudl.com/en_gb/products/statsbomb
  - type: Contact
    url: https://www.hudl.com/en_gb/products/statsbomb
    title: Sales-led access (contact Hudl StatsBomb)
- aid: statsbomb:iq-platform
  name: StatsBomb IQ
  description: Hosted analytics platform layered on top of StatsBomb Data for recruitment, tactical analysis, and performance
    evaluation. Includes customizable visualizations and native integration with Hudl Sportscode, Studio, and Insight.
  humanURL: https://www.hudl.com/en_gb/products/statsbomb
  baseURL: https://www.hudl.com/en_gb/products/statsbomb
  tags:
  - Analytics Platform
  - Recruitment
  - Tactical Analysis
  - Visualization
  properties:
  - type: ProductPage
    url: https://www.hudl.com/en_gb/products/statsbomb
- aid: statsbomb:open-data
  name: StatsBomb Open Data
  description: Free, publicly released sample of StatsBomb event data (and selected 360 data) distributed via GitHub for academic
    and community research. JSON files keyed by competition, season, and match.
  humanURL: https://github.com/statsbomb/open-data
  baseURL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/statsbomb/open-data
  tags:
  - Open Data
  - Research
  - Event Data
  - GitHub
  properties:
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/statsbomb/open-data
  - type: License
    url: https://github.com/statsbomb/open-data/blob/master/LICENSE.pdf
    title: StatsBomb Open Data User Agreement
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/statsbomb-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/statsbomb-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://www.hudl.com/en_gb/products/statsbomb
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/statsbomb
- type: OpenData
  url: https://github.com/statsbomb/open-data
- type: Parent
  url: https://www.hudl.com/
  title: Hudl (parent company)
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/statsbomb
- type: Contact
  url: https://www.hudl.com/en_gb/products/statsbomb
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

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