smarterscout: The Why in Analytics

Expected goals from ball progression and tactical applications

June 18, 2020 smarterscout Season 1 Episode 5
smarterscout: The Why in Analytics
Expected goals from ball progression and tactical applications
Show Notes

Each action during a match changes the probability of scoring, and these changes can become part of a model of ball progression. Dan explains how expected goals from ball progression can complement expected goal from shot creation, both in evaluating players and in predicting results. He also shows how both kinds of expected goals can form the basis for tactical tools, sometimes most effectively when they work in combination.

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