Redefining objective scoring chances: a comprehensive, unbiased machine learning approach to football expected goals

Marcoccia, Andrea (A.A. 2022/2023) Redefining objective scoring chances: a comprehensive, unbiased machine learning approach to football expected goals. Tesi di Laurea in Databases & big data, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Blerina Sinaimeri, pp. 34. [Bachelor's Degree Thesis]

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Abstract/Index

Football analytics: a game-changing revolution. Expected goals (xG): the cornerstone of modern football analytics. The limitations of conventional xG predictive models. The goal: creating an unbiased xG metric. The data. Source. Collection methodology. Dataset overview. Feature engineering. Exploratory data analysis (EDA). Data cleaning. EDA on categoricals. EDA on continuous variables. EDA on preceding event. Associative analysis of predictors. Predictive models. Metrics. Models. Benchmarking against literature.

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Bibliografia: pp. 33-34.

Thesis Type: Bachelor's Degree Thesis
Institution: Luiss Guido Carli
Degree Program: Bachelor's Degree Programs > Bachelor's Degree Program in Management and Computer Science, English language (L-18)
Chair: Databases & big data
Thesis Supervisor: Sinaimeri, Blerina
Academic Year: 2022/2023
Session: Autumn
Deposited by: Alessandro Perfetti
Date Deposited: 01 Feb 2024 08:40
Last Modified: 01 Feb 2024 08:40
URI: https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/37841

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