Celtic By Numbers
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Expressing love for Celtic FC through the medium of numbers! https://www.huddlebreakdown.com/ +++Writer: The Huddle Breakdown, The Celtic Way +++Podcaster: The Huddle Breakdown, ACSOM
Today's post from the well connected Graham Spiers may contain may truths but life is seldom binary www.huddlebreakdown.com/p/no-love-wi...
No Love Without Pain
The summer of stasis trundles on, but there might be some space for reasonable consideration.
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Are Celtic losing their competitive edge? 📉 Data shows a worrying drop below the league average in counter-pressing & set-piece xG. Plus: Why Derek McInnes to Rangers might not be the home run they think. Link below. @jucojames.bsky.social @celticbynumbers.bsky.social
The Yorkshire Whistler end of season wash up Standards remain low, but the impacts of bad calls are at least more equitably felt Please consider subscribing as content will continue all summer open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl...
Yorkshire Whistler Review
How patterns are changing under Willie Collum, even if standards overall are not.
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Martin O'Neill back to Celtic? 🍀 The guys break down the tactical chaos of a massive squad pivot, Celtic's slow recruitment pipeline, and Scotland's World Cup warm-ups. @celticbynumbers.bsky.social @jucojames.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl... The annual review of set piece performance The unintended consequences of playing with less control
Setting The Play
How a game model with less possession and control has consequences for opposition set piece opportunity.
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Are Celtic willfully underspending? 🏟️ With a squad cost ratio sitting safely at ~50% and massive cash reserves, the board has the capacity for major surgery—but Desmond's dated financial guardrails are choking a vital summer rebuild. @celticbynumbers.bsky.social @jucojames.bsky.social Link below.
www.huddlebreakdown.com/p/the-mean-s... Was last season the worst for injury on record? And if so, what is contributing?
The Mean Streets Take Their Toll
How the injury profile in the squad changed dramatically this season, and possible aggravators.
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open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl... MON's famous quote about "life in the slow lane" referred to a completely different set of circumstances than today, yet, ironically, he may get to live his own prophecy
Life In The Slow Lane
Martin O'Neill's observation did not foresee current realities and applied to a difference set of circumstances. His prediction is coming true regardless.
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open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl... Do managers have more influence than modern analysis suggests? How does Celtic perform under different match conditions and what does this tell us about O'Neill's suitability going forward?
States of Play
How managerial influence changes how Celtic play given different game states, and what this may tell us about Martin O'Neill specifically going forward.
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The trophies are in the cabinet, but the data doesn’t lie. 📊 We look at how Celtic overcame negative variance to clinch the double, the reality of MON's "cautious" tactics, and what Shankland to Rangers means for the rebuild. 👇 w/ @celticbynumbers.bsky.social & @jucojames.bsky.social
Did referee bias actually decide the league? 🧐 Alan breaks down the official KMI data to debunk the wildest Scottish football conspiracy theories, plus a full recap of the Dunfermline Cup victory! 🏆 w @celticbynumbers.bsky.social & @jucojames.bsky.social
Public data providers do not give detailed stats on Scottish Cup matches You only source of the comprehensive match breakdown of Celtic's Cup victory www.huddlebreakdown.com/p/celtic-3-d...
Celtic 3, Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 23rd May, 2026
The ol' game of two halves, but Celtic had enough to overcome a game Dunfermline side
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open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl... Catch up with the catch all for purveyors of idiocy and over reaction
Motherwell 2, Celtic 3 - 13th May, 2026
A result to get hitherto absent politicians into their football
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The SFA has released the VAR audio from the Celtic vs. Hearts match. We break down the timeline, look at the final "Speedboat League" underlying data, and preview the Scottish Cup Final against Dunfermline. 🍀⚽️ w/ @jucojames.bsky.social & @celticbynumbers.bsky.social Link below
Available to everyone as has always been the case, the Yorkshire Whistler breaks down the incidents from the final couple of games AND provides clarity on the ending of the title decider open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl...
Honest Mistakes 2025-26 - The Final Whistle
The season is a wrap, ending in confusion, misunderstanding and rage. Normal week, then.
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Champions again! 🏆 Celtic pulls off one of the most exciting league finishes in history. From second-half tactical masterstrokes to the post-match pitch invasion row, we break down EVERYTHING. Link below. @celticbynumbers.bsky.social, @jucojames.bsky.social, @laurab88.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl... Celtic's unlikely title win triggers a predictable Scottish cultural reflex Your humble stat pack
The Reflex
Scottish football loses it's shit as a historically poor Celtic side wins the title. And the cultural reflex kicks in.
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open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl... The derby review of major calls from an actual independent and expert assessor, as opposed to those blinded by disappointment and bias
Honest Mistakes 2025-26: Week 36
After which the phrase "I'm not making excuses, but..." is bludgeoned to death.
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www.huddlebreakdown.com/p/honest-mis... Put a fan of The Rangers, and the leader of the Conservative & Unionist party in charge of a key Celtic game? As hatstand as you'd imagine - neutral, expert, unbiased verdicts, available to all
Honest Mistakes 2025-26: Week 35
When you set up to fail, horrendous refereeing will follow.
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Hearts stun Rangers, Celtic survive Hibs, and the title race is officially in the "Chaos Zone." 📈 Are we watching a Scottish football renaissance or a battle of the "crap"? w/ @celticbynumbers.bsky.social, @jucojames.bsky.social & @laurab88.bsky.social Link below!
open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl... A dominant performance as regards possession and position, but similar frailties meant there was doubt until the end All the numbers from Easter Road
Hibernian 1, Celtic 2 - 3rd May, 2026
More of the same amidst a sprinkling of refereeing mayhem
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www.huddlebreakdown.com/p/another-ye... Another year for Forrest but what it says about the squad and how Celtic is operating
Another Year For Forrest
And what it might tell us about behind the scenes decision making
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All the latest big calls reviewed by an independent and neutral professional Access to all open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl...
Honest Mistakes 2025-26 - Week 34
Can Willie Collum and team hold their nerve?
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open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl... Celtic's finishing efficiency rose tremendously at home to Falkirk, which was just as well as the chance quality just wasn't there against a resolute Bairns side.
Celtic 3, Falkirk 1 - 25th April, 2026
Making a virtue of just doing enough
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open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl... The Yorkshire Whistler brings the review of big calls up to the end of Week 33
Honest Mistakes 2025/26 - To Week 33
Celtic travelled to Dundee and The Rangers to Falkirk where there were plenty of big calls.
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www.huddlebreakdown.com/p/it-happene... How penalties, own goals, red cards, variance in finishing and keeper play are influencing the league, and a projection for how it will finish
It Happened, But Not To You
Or: how Tony Bloom might see the world.
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open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl... Comprehensive match data for Scottish domestic cup ties are not available anywhere else but here Full details of 120 minutes at Hampden
Celtic 6, St Mirren 2 (After Extra Time) - 19th April, 2026
Celtic make another Scottish Cup Final at the expense of Craig McLeish's remodelled St Mirren.
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All the plethora of attacking numbers from the recent home league game against St Mirren in the Stat Pack open.substack.com/pub/thehuddl...
Celtic 1, St Mirren 0 - 11th April, 2026
A clean sheet! - is pretty much all I have
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PODCAST REPUBLISHED WITH AUDIO FIX.☘️. Is the Celtic academy system completely broken? 📉 We discuss the "glacial" pace of the Celtic board, the death of traditional scouting, and the unpredictable SPFL title run-in. @celticbynumbers.bsky.social , @laurab88.bsky.social & @jucojames.bsky.social
