getStatsBombR.R

#devtools::install_github("statsbomb/StatsBombR") #install package
#devtools::install_github("jogall/StatsBombR") #or fork for R v<5.0 if necessary
library(StatsBombR)

# see all free competitions
FreeCompetitions()

# e.g. get all fixtures from FIFA World Cup
fixtures <- FreeMatches(43)

# get all events for fixtures
dat <- lapply(1:nrow(fixtures), function(i) {
  temp <- get.matchFree(fixtures[i, ])
  Sys.sleep(runif(1, 1, 2)) # be courteous!
  allclean(temp)
}) %>% 
  plyr::rbind.fill()