Sample FBref Stathead Searches
With Stathead, you can find any player, any team, any match (and more!) using a powerful set of search filters. This list of sample searches will give you an idea of the incredible power and flexibility of Stathead. Select any example to go to the search results and see which tool and filters were used to create that search. Modify an example to discover your own insights.
The Season Finder
The Season Finder searches for individual seasons and combined seasons. You can also use the Player Season Finder to discover the most players in a season or most players on a team to match specific criteria. You can combine traditional stats (goals, assists, minutes, etc) with advanced stats (expected goals, shot-creating actions, progressive passes, etc.) for competitions with advanced data. (See Data Coverage)
Player Season Finder
Find single seasons matching criteria
- Most Goals + Assists in a season in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues
- Highest npxG + xAG (Non-penalty Expected Goals + Expected Assisted Goals) in a season in the Big 5 European Leagues since 2017-18
- Most Progressive Passes per 90 minutes (min 5 90s played) in a season in the Premier League since 2017-18
- Players in England’s Women’s Super League who overperformed their expected goals by the largest margin
- Goalkeepers in the Championship with the best PSxG+/- (Post-shot expected goals - goals allowed) in 2022-23
- Most shot-creating actions by a Dutch player born in or after 2000 in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues in 2022-23
- Most clean sheets by a goalkeeper in a season in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues
- Most matches as an unused sub without ever playing in a Men’s Big 5 European League season since 2014-15
- Most shots on target in a season in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues without scoring a goal
- Most aerial duels won in a season by a player 1.75m or shorter in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues since 2017-18, minimum 50% win rate
- All seasons where a Men’s player had 1+ npxG + xAG per 90 (min 5 90s played) in any league with advanced data
Find combined seasons matching criteria
- Most total goals scored for Barcelona across all competitions since 2014-15
- Highest npxG (Non-penalty Expected Goals) in the Premier League since the start of 2022-23
- Most Goals + Assists per 90 minutes (min 20 90s played) across all Bundesliga seasons since 1999-2000
- Most total goals scored in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues among players born in 2000
- Most progressive passes in European Competition (UCL, UEL, and UECL) since 2017-18
- Most matches played by German players in La Liga since 1988-89
- Players born in Australia who scored in the Premier League
- Most red cards for Bayern Munich across all competitions since 1988-89
Find players with most seasons matching criteria
- Players with the most seasons with 10+ goals and 10+ assists in a domestic season
- Most seasons scoring a goal in the Bundesliga since 1988-89
- Players with the most seasons where they scored a goal in European Competition
Find most players in a season matching criteria
- Premier League seasons with the most 20-goal scorers
- Seasons with the most American players in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues
- Seasons with the most different goalkeepers to record a clean sheet in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues
Find most players on a team in a season matching criteria
- Teams in the Big 5 European Leagues with the most 10+ assist players
- Teams in La Liga with the most goal scorers in 2022-23
- Most different players on a team to earn a red card in a season in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues
Find most players for a team in combined seasons matching criteria
- Premier League clubs with the most 100+ appearance players
- Bundesliga clubs with the most American players since 1988-89
- Teams with the most different Champions League goal scorers in history
Team Season Finder
Find single seasons matching criteria
- Most points in a Men’s Big 5 European League season since 1992-93
- Teams that outperformed their xG by the widest margin in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues since 2017-18
- Teams that allowed the most goals per 90 minutes in any Men’s Domestic League in our database
- Most goals per 90 minutes for any team in a Women’s Domestic League in our database
- Most red cards by a team in a season in all domestic leagues
- Premier League teams that allowed the most Progressive Carries per 90 minutes in 2022-23
- Most goal-creating actions in a season coming from defensive actions for a team in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues since 2017-18
- Most touches in the attacking penalty area per 90 minutes in a season for a club in any women’s Domestic League with advanced data
- Worst take-on % for any team in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues since 2017-18
Find combined seasons for team matching criteria
The Match Finder
The Match Finder searches for individual matches, total stats for combined matches, and number of instances of certain matches in a season or across combined seasons. You can combine traditional stats (goals, assists, minutes, etc) with advanced stats (expected goals, shot-creating actions, progressive passes, etc.) for competitions with advanced data. (See Data Coverage)
Player Match Finder
Find single matches matching criteria
- Most goals by a player in a match in European competition (UCL, UEL, and UECL) since 1990-91
- Best performance by a goalkeeper in all leagues with advanced data by PSxG+/- (post-shot expected goals minus goals allowed)
- Youngest players with a hat trick in the men's Big 5 European leagues since 2019-20
- Highest npxG in a NWSL match
- Most saves made in a Men's UEFA Champions League clean sheet
- Most shots on target in a match by an American player in the Men's Big 5 European leagues since 2020-21
- Most Post-Shot Expected Goals faced by a goalkeeper in a match in the Big 5 European Leagues since 2017-18
- Players who scored a brace (2+ goals) against Bayern Munich in a Bundesliga match since 1988-89
Find totals from all matches in a season by a player matching criteria
- Most goals + assists in the 2022-23 Premier League season in draws or losses
- Most xG + xAG as a sub in domestic league seasons for which we have advanced data
- Most penalty kicks missed in losses in a season in Big 5 European Leagues
Find totals from all matches in combined seasons by a player matching criteria
- Most goals scored against Liverpool in European men’s competition
- Most shots taken in losses in the Women's Super League at age 21 or younger
- Highest save percentage in away games in La Liga since 2018-19 (min. 30 shots on target faced)
Find players with most matches in a season matching criteria
- Most matches with 3+ shot creating actions in the 2023 MLS season
- Most matches with 10+ progressive passes in a La Liga season
- Most matches with 2+ offsides in 2021-22 Serie A season
Find players with most matches in combined seasons matching criteria
- Most career multi-goal games in NWSL history
- Most career games with goals + assists >=3 by a Chelsea player
- Most career matches with 5+ saves in European men’s competition
Find teams with most player matches matching criteria
- Most times in a season a Serie A team had a player complete 100% of passes in a match (min. 25 attempts in the game)
- Most teenage player-matches with 90+ minutes played by a team in a Premier League season
- Most player hat tricks in a season in the Frauen-Bundesliga since 2016-17
Find seasons with most player matches matching criteria
- Seasons in Women’s Super League with the most matches in which there was a hat trick
- Seasons with the most matches in which a Guatemalan player scored a goal
- Seasons with the most hat tricks by Dutch players in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues
Find number of players on a team matching criteria in a match
- Instances of 2 players missing a penalty kick in the same match for the same team in the Big 5 European leagues
- Matches in the Big 5 European Leagues with the most teenagers in the starting 11
- Premier League matches where all 11 starters were English
Team Match Finder
Find teams with single matches matching criteria
- Most goals scored in a UEFA Women's Champion League match
- Largest goal differential in a match in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues
- Teams that won a UEFA Men’s Champions League match with the worst expected goals differential
- Most shots on target in a match without scoring a non-penalty goal since 2020-21 in men's competitions
- Highest possession in a loss in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues since 2014-15
- Highest scoring draws across all Men’s competitions
- Most penalties scored by a team in a La Liga match since 1988-89
- Matches where a team won after trailing by 3+ goals at the half in Men’s domestic leagues
Find totals from all matches in a season by a team matching criteria
- Highest shot on target percentage in draws or losses in a Premier League season
- Most tackles + interceptions in away matches in a National Women's Soccer League season
- Highest pass completion percentage in October 2023 MLS matches
- Borussia Dortmund’s yearly record in Friday night Bundesliga matches
Find totals from all matches in combined seasons by a team matching criteria
- Most points per match in La Liga from 2020-21 to 2022-23
- Premier League all time table in the month of April
- Most goals scored in home matches for a club in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues since 2020-21
Find teams with most matches in a season matching criteria
- Most times a women's A-League team outperformed their xG in a season
- Most times held scoreless in a season in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues
- Most 5+ goal performances in a season in the Men’s Big 5 European Leagues
Find teams with most matches in combined seasons matching criteria
- Most scoreless draws for a club in Major League Soccer history
- Most wins in Premier League history when allowing 3+ goals
- Most matches with a goal difference of at least 5 in Champions League history
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