Ben Mackriell is the Head of Team Performance Product Strategy at Stats Perform, which owns the data-tracking company Opta. In our conversation, Ben discusses…

• What teams are doing with data while leagues are shut down
• How he got into sports analytics
• His first club job with Everton
• Working at Everton, Fulham, Reading, Norwich City & Burnley
• The best advice he received as an analyst
• Keys to communicating data at clubs
• How he works with clubs in his Stats Perform role
• AI, computer vision, and the future of analytics
• The state of analytics in cricket and rugby
• Why he roots for Boston teams
• Joining Fulham right before Clint Dempsey’s famous chip against Juventus

Show links - Follow Ben on Twitter (@BenMackriell) & LinkedIn - Stats Perform & OptaPro - ProVision, the analytical platform from Stats Perform & TruMedia - How Opta collects data - Ben’s reflections on the 2020 OptaPro Forum - British Lions 2017 rugby documentary - Clint Dempsey’s chip vs Juventus in the 2010 Europa League quarters - The Test, an Australian cricket documentary series on Amazon Prime - The MVP Machine, by Ben Lindbergh & Travis Sawchik - Stats Perform on Twitter: @StatsPerform - TruMedia on Twitter: @TruMediaSports