[GH-ISSUE #704] Incorrect match schedule for 2023-24 Season

kerem commented

2026-03-02 15:56:12 +03:00

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Originally created by @lowkenji-464 on GitHub (Sep 13, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/probberechts/soccerdata/issues/704

Describe the bug
fbref = sd.FBref(leagues="ENG-Premier League", seasons=[23])

The data cached in the above function does not return the correct data when used with (fbref.read_season() or fbref.read_schedule()) and consequently returns the incorrect match level data for functions like .read_shot_events() functions (currently for '2023-24' season it returns data from '2024-2025' season.

Believe this is due to an incorrect URL being linked to the season (can be repro using .read_seasons() function) i.e.

Incorrect URL (current): /en/comps/9/Premier-League-Stats
Correct/Proposed URL: en/comps/9/2023-2024/2023-2024-Premier-League-Stats

Affected scrapers
This affects the following scrapers:

ClubElo
ESPN
FBref
FiveThirtyEight
FotMob
Match History
SoFIFA
Understat
WhoScored

Code example
N/A

import soccerdata as sd
fbref = sd.FBref(leagues="ENG-Premier League", seasons="24/25", no_cache=True)
fbref.read_schedule()

Error message

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Additional context
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Contributor Action Plan

I can fix this issue and will submit a pull request.
I’m unsure how to fix this, but I'm willing to work on it with guidance.
I’m not able to fix this issue.

Originally created by @lowkenji-464 on GitHub (Sep 13, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/probberechts/soccerdata/issues/704 **Describe the bug** fbref = sd.FBref(leagues="ENG-Premier League", seasons=[23]) The data cached in the above function does not return the correct data when used with (fbref.read_season() or fbref.read_schedule()) and consequently returns the incorrect match level data for functions like .read_shot_events() functions (currently for '2023-24' season it returns data from '2024-2025' season. Believe this is due to an incorrect URL being linked to the season (can be repro using .read_seasons() function) i.e. **Incorrect URL (current):** /en/comps/9/Premier-League-Stats **Correct/Proposed URL:** en/comps/9/2023-2024/2023-2024-Premier-League-Stats **Affected scrapers** This affects the following scrapers: - [ ] ClubElo - [ ] ESPN - [X] FBref - [ ] FiveThirtyEight - [ ] FotMob - [ ] Match History - [ ] SoFIFA - [ ] Understat - [ ] WhoScored **Code example** N/A ```python import soccerdata as sd fbref = sd.FBref(leagues="ENG-Premier League", seasons="24/25", no_cache=True) fbref.read_schedule() ``` **Error message** ``` <paste the error message here> ``` **Additional context** Add any other context about the problem here. **Contributor Action Plan** - [ ] I can fix this issue and will submit a pull request. - [X] I’m unsure how to fix this, but I'm willing to work on it with guidance. - [ ] I’m not able to fix this issue.

kerem

2026-03-02 15:56:12 +03:00

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2026-03-02 15:56:13 +03:00

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@probberechts commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2024):

I think the solution might simply be to use no_cache=True once to update the URL's. I know it's tricky, but FBref updates the URL's each season.

@probberechts commented on GitHub (Oct 10, 2024): I think the solution might simply be to use `no_cache=True` once to update the URL's. I know it's tricky, but FBref updates the URL's each season.