Buzzard Nest Podcast

Send us Fan Mail The LAFC arriving at Audi Field have one of the best defensive records in the league, but some of the statistics get interesting when they face a direct playing style. We look at where their left side...

Send us Fan Mail DC United created nearly twice Charlotte's open-play expected goals, put seventeen shots up, and lost 3–1 to two set pieces in two minutes. Let's stay positive and review the game completely bias.

Send us Fan Mail DC United host the New England Revolution at Audi Field on tonight, and the data says the Revs' fourth-place table position is running well ahead of their actual performance. I break down the event data...

Send us Fan Mail We graded our own pre-match calls against the data: two misses, one flip, and a defensive line swing that decided the match. Montreal's high line generated a recovery every 8 minutes in average and...

Send us Fan Mail Montreal have taken two points from twelve since the World Cup break and scored twice in four matches. We dig into event data to flag interesting points on CF Montreal defensive leakiness and...

Send us Fan Mail DC United fell behind 2-0 to MLS leaders Nashville SC before roaring back for a 2-2 draw, and the numbers say it wasn't luck. We analyze some of the numbers as why DCU doubled Nashville's non-penalty...

Send us Fan Mail Nashville SC sits atop the East, but the underlying numbers tell a different story: led actual xG in only half the matches we tracked, and their whole build-up engine runs through two players you can...

Send us Fan Mail DC United finally snap an 11-match winless streak with a stoppage-time penalty at Audi Field — but the real story is a match of two total opposites, decided by a back line that scored, assisted, and...

Send us Fan Mail Back from the World Cup break — we break down DC United's first-half numbers and what they really say about our wins and losses, then scout Houston Dynamo ahead of the return. Data over vibes, as...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Back from the World Cup break — we break down DC United's first-half numbers and what they really say about our wins and losses, then scout Houston Dynamo ahead of the return. Data over vibes...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>In this episode we break down the Montreal tie. Was Bartlett to blame? Rene? Or something only the numbers can explain? Let's dig into why this draw felt like a win we should have had.</p>

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>Same eleven for the third straight match, same problems. St. Louis walked into Audi Field with a map of our weak flanks, Kurokawa got carved open, and Durkin buried the goal we all saw coming...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>DCU lost 1-3 at home to Chicago Fire in a match decided more in the dugout than on the pitch. Gregg Berhalter brought a scouted plan to overload our wings. René Weiler answered with ten men...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>DC United showed up at GEODIS Park in Tennessee for a fight and punched Nashville twice before a red card in the second half sent our performance downhill. The episode digs into my match-day...

<p>Send us Fan Mail</p><p>DC United beat NYCFC 2-0 and kept the clean sheet. NYCFC threw everything at us but got peanuts back. The episode digs into my match-day sensations, player ratings, and a peek at our next...