no code implementations • 27 May 2021 • Jan Van Haaren
Since player performances are challenging to quantify directly due to the low-scoring nature of soccer, most approaches estimate the expected impact of the players' on-the-ball actions on the scoreline.
1 code implementation • 28 Feb 2020 • Lotte Bransen, Jan Van Haaren
We introduce two chemistry metrics that measure the offensive and defensive chemistry for a pair of players, respectively.
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no code implementations • Published in KDD 2018 2019 • Tom Decroos, Lotte Bransen, Jan Van Haaren, Jesse Davis
Assessing the impact of the individual actions performed by soccerplayers during games is a crucial aspect of the player recruitmentprocess.
no code implementations • 12 Jun 2019 • Pieter Robberechts, Jan Van Haaren, Jesse Davis
First, we demonstrate that in-game win probability models for other sports struggle to provide accurate estimates for soccer, especially towards the end of a game.
no code implementations • 13 Sep 2018 • Bart Aalbers, Jan Van Haaren
Over the last few decades, the player recruitment process in professional football has evolved into a multi-billion industry and has thus become of vital importance.
3 code implementations • 18 Feb 2018 • Tom Decroos, Lotte Bransen, Jan Van Haaren, Jesse Davis
Assessing the impact of the individual actions performed by soccer players during games is a crucial aspect of the player recruitment process.