Impact of Crowd Support on Results: Premier League
There has arguably been an impact on referee decisions and results since premier league games have been played behind closed doors. This...
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Vignesh Jayanth
Feb 25, 20214 min read
Developing an evidence-based data model to identify team style using the WWH model
KPI’s can be derived from event data within game moments by using the What-Who-How (W-W-H) model. To assess team performance in football,...
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Vignesh Jayanth
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Evaluating Player effectiveness for Scouting and Recruitment through football datasets
The inspiration behind this study comes from effectively rating players to its closest proximate real-world scenario. Due to the...
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Vignesh Jayanth
Feb 24, 20216 min read
Football Player Rating Systems- A review of the current State-of-art models to aid Scouting
Key Takeaways • G+ & VAEP models are both efficient models with a certain overlap of rating players- Player Rating Model • xT is easy...
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Vignesh Jayanth
Feb 24, 20216 min read
Atlanta United FC : Optimal Strategies to play out from a Goal Kick against a high-press opposition
If you don't wish to read the entire proposal, I have summarized it in the research poster below which will be presented at the OptaPro...
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Vignesh Jayanth
Feb 24, 20211 min read
Creating in-game metrics using Event & Tracking Data for Opposition Analysis and Scouting purposes
The key metrics derived in this blog are: 1) Tracking Ball Receptions between Defensive lines 2) Creating Numerical Superiority across...
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Vignesh Jayanth
Feb 24, 20212 min read
A sample pre-match analysis report in Elite Football using Fbref Statsbomb Data
Let’s imagine Scunthorpe united in the premier league and are about to play Everton in the upcoming fixture. Assuming that all of their...
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Vignesh Jayanth
Jan 22, 20214 min read
A case study of Identifying Low Blocks and Strategies in Football with FC Nordsjælland
If you wish to access the video or the poster (summarized) click on the links below: OptaPro Link: Youtube Poster Link: Drop Box Key...
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Vignesh Jayanth
Jan 22, 20213 min read
The return of Leeds United How did they go about winning the league in 2019? - A Blog
Don't wish to read? Go directly to the video This dashboard (Link) is based in March Biesa's first two seasons in charge as Leeds United...
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Vignesh Jayanth
Jan 22, 20213 min read
Weighted Average Ranking Model to Rank Players using Wyscout Data
Let’s assume we’re trying to replace Ryan Bertrand (Southampton FC) who wishes to move away from the south coast with another left-footed...
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