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1st Touch vs a freelance analystThe analyst you'd hire, on every match, live.

A freelance analyst can do great work, one match at a time and a few days later. 1st Touch puts a trained analyst on every match you play, live, with a second person checking the result.

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1st Touch

Your personal match analyst. A trained analyst tags every action of your match live, and your stats, a clip of every action and a report land on your phone after full-time.

  • Human analyst, live
  • Every action clipped
  • Checked by a second person
  • Private by default
  • No filming needed

Choose 1st Touch when you want every match covered, on time, in one place that builds up over the season.

a freelance analyst

Independent performance analysts, found through marketplaces or word of mouth, who review the footage you send and write up your game. Quality, format and turnaround vary by person.

  • One-off reviews
  • You send the footage
  • Format varies
  • Direct contact

Choose a freelancer for a one-off deep dive, a specific tactical question, or regular coaching conversations.

//What decides it

Four things that matter to a player.

01

Live analysis

1st Touch
An analyst tags your match while it is played. Your stats are ready as the match ends, and on live plans the full analysis is with you within the hour.
a freelance analyst
Work starts when you send the footage, and a match usually takes a day or more to come back.
02

Accurate data

1st Touch
Every pass, duel and touch is tagged by a person who watched it happen, then checked by a second person before it reaches you.
a freelance analyst
Depends on the person. Usually nobody checks the work before it reaches you.
03

Player first, not club

1st Touch
Bought by you and built around you. Your record stays yours when you change club, and nobody sees it unless you share it.
a freelance analyst
Personal, but your record lives in their files and PDFs, not in one place that builds up over a season.
04

Vertical AI

1st Touch
Built for one sport and one player. Automation finds the broadcast and cuts every action into its own clip; a trained analyst makes every call about what you did.
a freelance analyst
One person and their own tools, with no system turning every match into stats, clips and trends.

//Side by side

1st Touch vs a freelance analyst, feature by feature

What it is1st TouchA personal match analyst for professional playersa freelance analystAn independent analyst you hire per job
Built for1st TouchOne professional player at a timea freelance analystPlayers who want a one-off review
Who produces the data1st TouchA trained analyst, tagging every action by handa freelance analystOne analyst, working alone
When you get it1st TouchStats as the match ends; on live plans, the full analysis within the houra freelance analystDays after you send the footage
Video1st TouchA clip of every action you make, plus stories and highlightsa freelance analystWhatever they cut and send back
Accuracy check1st TouchA second person checks every match before you see ita freelance analystRarely a second pair of eyes
Who sees your data1st TouchYou. Nothing goes to clubs, agents or scouts unless you send ita freelance analystDepends on the analyst
Filming and setup1st TouchNone. We find the broadcasta freelance analystYou find and send the footage
Price1st TouchFrom 70 € a matcha freelance analystPer match, set by each analyst

Choose a freelance analyst if

  • You want a one-off deep dive on a single match
  • You have a specific tactical question for an expert
  • You want an ongoing one-to-one coaching relationship

Choose 1st Touch if

  • You want every match analysed, not one now and then
  • You want results the same evening
  • You don't want to find and send the footage yourself
  • You want the same method every week, so the trends mean something
  • You want everything in one app, with clips for every action

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//vs a freelance analyst

Questions, answered.

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  • Freelancers set their own rates, usually per match, and prices vary widely with experience and format. 1st Touch prices per player and shows its prices: match packs from 70 € a match, or a membership for the whole season.

  • They watch your matches, log what you did on and off the ball, and turn it into numbers, clips and feedback you can act on. At 1st Touch that work happens live, during the match, and a second person checks it before you see it.

  • Yes. You can hire a freelancer match by match, or use 1st Touch, where a trained analyst covers every match you play and the results land in one app.

  • Request an invite. We check we can cover your league before you pay anything, and once you're in, your next match is analysed live.