Cannon Stats - The Analytics Podcast

Scott and Adam close the book on the Premier League season by grading every one of their preseason over/under predictions, then hand out a data-driven team of the season. The format is simple: 20 teams, bottom to top, against the points totals from the preseason betting markets. The headline result is that both hosts finished ahead of the coin flip, Adam at 13 of 20 and Scott at 12, which feels re...

Scott and Adam process Arsenal's penalty shootout defeat to PSG in the Champions League Final, a loss that stings without feeling like an indictment of the performance. The episode opens 24 hours on, with both hosts landing somewhere closer to proud than devastated. Adam keeps coming back to Gabriel, who skied the decisive penalty and deserved that ending less than almost anyone, and to the sense...

Scott and Adam soak in Arsenal's Premier League title and turn their attention to the Champions League Final against PSG. The episode opens with both hosts reflecting on the trophy lift and the emotional weight of finally getting over the line. After years of near-misses, eighth-place finishes, and a fan base conditioned to expect heartbreak, this one hits different. Scott traces his own 15-season...

Scott and Adam process a deflating loss to Bournemouth and answer the questions that you provided. If you are a premium subscriber, you can listen to an ad-free version through Substack or you can add to your preferred podcast app through the personal RSS feed.  The conversation starts with the lineup. Neither host saw the announcement until moments before kickoff, and both were caught off guard b...

Scott and Adam are back to break down Arsenal's League Cup Final loss to Manchester City. They push back on the post-match doom, arguing Arsenal's low-tempo approach wasn't a failure; it was a deliberate game plan built around missing Odegaard, Eze, and Martinelli. Without your A, B, and C options for getting between the lines, you adapt. City executed better on the day, but this wasn't a tactical...

On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Adam and Scott return after a Christmas break for a high-level discussion on Arsenal's recent form, dismissing finishing concerns, spotlighting key players, and previewing the massive upcoming clash with Aston Villa. They dive into why the "wasteful finishing" narrative is shallow, highlighting forced own goals, strong shooting thwarted by great saves,...

On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Adam and Scott break down Arsenal’s kick in the balls loss against Aston Villa. It is a need catharsis and a nice way to get back to some analytical thinking about the match. The podcast goes through the second-guessing decisions that could have been made, the match key moments, hits on the individual performances and looks ahead to some chances for rot...

On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Adam and Scott break down Arsenal’s draw against Chelsea, breaking down the big talking points, pre-red card Arsenal being outplayed? Post red card Arsenal getting a goal back but just playing decent? A bit on some of the individual performances and some big picture talk. It’s a full podcast and the start of the busy season for Arsenal. If you want to h...

On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Adam and Scott break down Arsenal’s win against Tottenham, revel in the losses of Liverpool and Manchester City, do a mini power rankings and then look ahead to Chelsea and Bayern Munich. It’s a packed podcast after one of the more delightful weekends of the season. Part 1 focuses on the match with Tottenham, Part 2 looks at Liverpool and Manchester Cit...

On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Adam and Scott break down Arsenal’s draw away at Sunderland, hitting the main points of the match, the individual performances, and have some big picture views of the Premier League after the weekend's action. If you are a premium subscriber, you can listen to an ad-free version through Substack (also you can add to your preferred podcast app) on Cannon...

In this episode of Cannon Stats Podcast, Scott and Adam discuss Arsenal’s 9th straight win against Burnley. They also hit on how Eberechi Eze has interpreted the role of right 8/10 for Arsenal and how that compares to Martin Odegaard. Things finish up with a look at when we should start thinking about Arsenal as one of the best defenses of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastc...

In this episode of Cannon Stats Podcast, Scott and Adam dive headfirst into Arsenal’s blistering 4-0 demolition of Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. This was a match that shattered expectations of a dour, Simeone-style snoozefest. The lads break down Arsenal’s dominant performance, from Zubimendi’s masterclass to Martinelli’s resurgence. They tackle media gripes about set-piece “ruining foo...

The mailbag episode is a staple of the international break but this time we decided to spice it up asking for you all to not only give your questions but also your hottest takes. For this we had to agree or disagree, no middle ground and it led to some tough position taking. This was real fun episode and worth a listen. The first half of the episode is the hot takes, and the second half is the mor...

There was a great discussion on the Cannon Stats discord (you should join, it is fun and free) about Bukayo Saka’s cumulative minutes and what that means for his future. It was so good that Adam and Scott decided to go even longer on that topic in today’s podcast. In this meta-focused episode, Scott and Adam shake off international break boredom with high-level chats on Arsenal’s stars. They dive...

The Cannon Stats podcast is back and the mood in Arsenal land is positive with Arsenal closing the gap on Liverpool while slaying two bogey teams in the process. Things are looking up for Arsenal, while they are looking down for Liverpool who are hitting their first patch of adversity under Arne Slot. Adam and Scott are together here talking about the standout performances from Arsenal’s matches a...

Everyone is talking about it and asking about it, where you go in the Arsenal world it seems like you can’t escape hearing that Arsenal have been too conservative or that the team is playing with the handbrake on too much right now. When these things happen, that makes for a good opportunity for an examination if this actually holds water and that is exactly what Scott and Adam do here in the late...

Adam goes solo, breaking down week 1 of the Champions League. Going deep on Arsenal's win against a tough Athletic Club and hitting on all of the other matches from Tuesday and Wednesday, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode of the Cannon Stats Podcast, Scott and Adam chat about the news of a new but familiar manager at Arsenal’s next opponent, the rotation that will be needed as the schedule flips into the twice a week cadence, and then looks ahead to the Champions League. The first segment of the podcast looks ahead to Arsenal’s match against Nottingham Forest. The preparation has been thrown into di...

In this special bonus episode of the Cannon Stats Podcast, Scott has the pleasure of being joined by Clive Palmer, a familiar voice from the Arsenal Vision Podcast, to dissect Arsenal’s 2023/24 Premier League season and the issue that the team had dropping points with 14 total draws. The episode hits on an overview of the draws, the key themes and patterns that emerged, whether this is a systemic...

On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Scott and Adam get together to chat about the end of the Transfer window, talking about the winners and the losers, recapping the big six business, oh and we talk about the actual match that happened as well. The first part of the podcast focuses on the trip to Anfield. How we reacted to the lineup, are we second-guessing anything that the team did. The...

On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, Scott and Adam get together to chat about the newest link Piero Hincapié, the big match against Liverpool, and some quick hits. With Hincapié, it is happening again as Arsenal let Spurs think that they have a player before they ara patted on the head and reminded of their spot in the food chain. Adam did a film review of the player and helps get us up t...

On this episode of the Cannon Stats Podcast, Scott is joined by Andrew Beasley from andrewbeasleyfootball.com‬ to discuss the defending Champions ahead of the clash between Liverpool and Arsenal this weekend. The podcast covers a bit on last season, going over just how good Liverpool were in their title-winning season and what needs that left them to address this summer. That leads into the busy s...

On this episode of the Cannon Stats podcast, there are no shortage of topics, and the main ones will be the big breaking news from today and that is the signing of Eberechi Eze and the joke somehow always being on Tottenham. Adam and Scott start off touching on the Kai Havertz injury and then the breaking news that Arsenal made an 11th hour swoop to steal Eberechi Eze from Tottenham Hotspur. We br...

Get ready for the Premier League season with the Adam and Scott. The duo use the over/under betting odds to go through all 20 teams. Then they bring out their hotest take for the Premier League and give their favorites for the sack race. After that they switch gears and look at Arsenal with which of the key position battles will have the player make the most starts. Gyokeres/Havertz Martinelli/Non...

A special bonus podcast with Mike Goodman of the Double Pivot and CBSSports.com to get everyone ready for the start of the Premier League Season. Scott and Mike make this a power rankings-based preview (everyone's favorite), going through the "Rich Seven" setting the stage for the 2025/26 season. In this episode, we let Mike set the rankings (although they don't massively deviate from Scott's view...