A dynamic bivariate Poisson model for analysing and forecasting match results in the English Premier League
Siem Jan Koopman and
Rutger Lit
Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, 2015, vol. 178, issue 1, 167-186
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We develop a statistical model for the analysis and forecasting of football match results which assumes a bivariate Poisson distribution with intensity coefficients that change stochastically over time. The dynamic model is a novelty in the statistical time series analysis of match results in team sports. Our treatment is based on state space and importance sampling methods which are computationally efficient. The out-of-sample performance of our methodology is verified in a betting strategy that is applied to the match outcomes from the 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 seasons of the English football Premier League. We show that our statistical modelling framework can produce a significant positive return over the bookmaker's odds.
Date: 2015
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