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345: Football's Next Competitive Edge: IMPECT
November 9th, 2026 | 27 mins 21 secs
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Former Bundesliga footballer and IMPECT co-founder Jens Hegeler joins Richard Graves to explore how data is changing performance analysis and recruitment in professional football.
Jens explains why traditional statistics don't always tell the full story, how IMPECT's Packing metric measures the impact of individual actions and how clubs use contextual data to identify and evaluate players. They also discuss the importance of combining data with traditional scouting, IMPECT's integration into Catapult and the growing role of AI in football analytics.