Why you should take this course!
Introduction
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Meet David Sumpter (13:03)
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Winning matches with football analytics: Hammarby (15:56)
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Setting and reaching targets: Burton, Wrexham & Degerfors (12:01)
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Analytics for Set Pieces: Wycombe Wanderers (3:43)
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Preparing for a big match: Manchester United's FA Cup (3:49)
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How we will work in this course (7:25)
Getting started with football data
Visualising footballing actions
Project 1: understanding a player with data
Scouting with data
Creating a Streamlit App
Expected goals
Expected threat
Project 2: Expected danger model
Building models
Using large language models to describe data
Introduction to tracking data
Physical metrics
Formations and tactics
Pitch control
Scouting with tracking data
Introduction to deep learning
