Artificial Intelligence
Author: Simon Rolfes
Bundesliga Match Fact Pressure Handling: Evaluating players’ performances in high-pressure situations on AWS
Pressing or pressure in football is a process in which a team seeks to apply stress to the opponent player who possesses the ball. A team applies pressure to limit the time an opposition player has left to make a decision, reduce passing options, and ultimately attempt to turn over ball possession. Although nearly all […]
Bundesliga Match Fact Win Probability: Quantifying the effect of in-game events on winning chances using machine learning on AWS
Ten years from now, the technological fitness of clubs will be a key contributor towards their success. Today we’re already witnessing the potential of technology to revolutionize the understanding of football. xGoals quantifies and allows comparison of goal scoring potential of any shooting situation, while xThreat and EPV models predict the value of any in-game […]
Bundesliga Match Fact Set Piece Threat: Evaluating team performance in set pieces on AWS
The importance of set pieces in football (or soccer in the US) has been on the rise in recent years: now more than one quarter of all goals are scored via set pieces. Free kicks and corners generally create the most promising situations, and some professional teams have even hired specific coaches for those parts […]
Bundesliga Match Fact Skill: Quantifying football player qualities using machine learning on AWS
In football, as in many sports, discussions about individual players have always been part of the fun. “Who is the best scorer?” or “Who is the king of defenders?” are questions perennially debated by fans, and social media amplifies this debate. Just consider that Erling Haaland, Robert Lewandowski, and Thomas Müller alone have a combined […]