A framework for the fine-grained evaluation of the instantaneous expected value of soccer possessions

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2011.09426v1
• Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 17:51:22 GMT
• Title: A framework for the fine-grained evaluation of the instantaneous expected value of soccer possessions
• Authors: Javier Fernandez (1 and 2), Luke Bornn (3), Daniel Cervone (4) ((1) Polytechnic University of Catalonia, (2) FC Barcelona, (3) Simon Fraser University, (4) Zelus Analytics)
• Abstract summary: We develop a comprehensive analysis framework providing soccer practitioners with the ability to evaluate the impact of both observed and potential actions. We show we can obtain models for all the components of EPV, including a set of yet-unexplored problems in soccer.
• Score: 1.0224234677367114
• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: The expected possession value (EPV) of a soccer possession represents the likelihood of a team scoring or receiving the next goal at any time instance. By decomposing the EPV into a series of subcomponents that are estimated separately, we develop a comprehensive analysis framework providing soccer practitioners with the ability to evaluate the impact of both observed and potential actions. We show we can obtain calibrated models for all the components of EPV, including a set of yet-unexplored problems in soccer. We produce visually-interpretable probability surfaces for potential passes from a series of deep neural network architectures that learn from low-level spatiotemporal data. Additionally, we present a series of novel practical applications providing coaches with an enriched interpretation of specific game situations.

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