Measuring the effectiveness of strategies and quantifying players’ performance in football

Łkasz Szczepański

International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, 2008, vol. 8, issue 2, 55-66

Abstract: Earlier work in the area of measuring the effectiveness of playing strategies at football is extended in this paper. A procedure to estimate the probability of scoring and conceding a goal as a result of an open play or a set play action taken in a given area of the field by a player who is or is not under pressure from the opposition is proposed. The method is applied to a set of real data gathered using a specially devised hand notation system. Example application to choosing rational and optimal decisions in a given situation is provided, as well as to identification of strengths and weaknesses of a particular team. Net impact of each action on the probability of scoring a goal for each team is used to quantify players’ impact on the result of the game.

Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2008.11868435

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