3 papers
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Forecasting Soccer Matches through Distributions
Tiago Mendes-Neves, Yassine Baghoussi, LuÃs Meireles +2
Forecasting sporting events encapsulate a compelling intellectual endeavor, underscored by the substantial financial activity of an estimated $80 billion wagered in global sports b…
cs.LG2025
A Neighbor-based Approach to Pitch Ownership Models in Soccer
Tiago Mendes-Neves, LuÃs Meireles, João Mendes-Moreira
Pitch ownership models allow many types of analysis in soccer and provide valuable assistance to tactical analysts in understanding the game's dynamics. The novelty they provide ov…
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The Geostrategy of Youth Player Recruitment in Portuguese Clubs
Tiago Mendes-Neves, LuÃs Meireles, João Mendes-Moreira +1
Portugal's prominent role as a global exporter of football talent is primarily driven by youth academies. Notably, Portugal leads the global ranking in terms of net transfer balanc…