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Modeling outcomes of soccer matches
Alkeos Tsokos, Santhosh Narayanan, Ioannis Kosmidis +4
We compare various extensions of the Bradley-Terry model and a hierarchical Poisson log-linear model in terms of their performance in predicting the outcome of soccer matches (win,…
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Modeling goal chances in soccer: a Bayesian inference approach
Gavin A. Whitaker, Ricardo Silva, Daniel Edwards
We consider the task of determining the number of chances a soccer team creates, along with the composite nature of each chance-the players involved and the locations on the pitch…