2 papers
stat.AP2018
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…
stat.AP2017
A Bayesian inference approach for determining player abilities in football
Gavin A. Whitaker, Ricardo Silva, Daniel Edwards +1
We consider the task of determining a football player's ability for a given event type, for example, scoring a goal. We propose an interpretable Bayesian model which is fit using v…