Pieter Robberechts
@probberechts.bsky.social
Postdoc @ KU Leuven • Machine Learning × Sports
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MLSA 2026
13th Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics at ECML/PKDD 2026
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
Our Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics (MLSA) will happen again as part of @ecmlpkdd.org!
📅 7 or 11 Sept 2026
📍 Naples, Italy
📝 Submissions due 5 June 2026
\w @hugoriosneto.bsky.social @azimmermdm.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA26/
📅 7 or 11 Sept 2026
📍 Naples, Italy
📝 Submissions due 5 June 2026
\w @hugoriosneto.bsky.social @azimmermdm.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA26/
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A model-heavy newsletter today, with lots of thoughts on the decisions we make when building something.
This week's Post-Match Report:
This week's Post-Match Report:
September 8: decisions decisions
all about models
post-match-report.leaflet.pub
September 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
A model-heavy newsletter today, with lots of thoughts on the decisions we make when building something.
This week's Post-Match Report:
This week's Post-Match Report:
Reposted by Pieter Robberechts
𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝟐.𝟎 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 🇪🇺🇺🇸
Following the success of the first edition, PySport and @skillcorner.bsky.social are inviting the analytics community to work with open-source 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 (including body pose data) and 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 to turn new ideas into open-source projects with real value.
Following the success of the first edition, PySport and @skillcorner.bsky.social are inviting the analytics community to work with open-source 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 (including body pose data) and 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 to turn new ideas into open-source projects with real value.
September 9, 2026 at 11:07 AM
𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 𝟐.𝟎 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 🇪🇺🇺🇸
Following the success of the first edition, PySport and @skillcorner.bsky.social are inviting the analytics community to work with open-source 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 (including body pose data) and 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 to turn new ideas into open-source projects with real value.
Following the success of the first edition, PySport and @skillcorner.bsky.social are inviting the analytics community to work with open-source 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 (including body pose data) and 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 to turn new ideas into open-source projects with real value.
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In the last chapter of her PhD thesis Lotte Bransen looked at penalty kicks. Several interesting things emerged.
A simulation study indicated slightly higher save percentage if the goalkeeper did not always align directly in the center of the goal.
1/5
A simulation study indicated slightly higher save percentage if the goalkeeper did not always align directly in the center of the goal.
1/5
July 17, 2026 at 2:39 PM
In the last chapter of her PhD thesis Lotte Bransen looked at penalty kicks. Several interesting things emerged.
A simulation study indicated slightly higher save percentage if the goalkeeper did not always align directly in the center of the goal.
1/5
A simulation study indicated slightly higher save percentage if the goalkeeper did not always align directly in the center of the goal.
1/5
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Reposted by Pieter Robberechts
🥾⚽️ As noted by, e.g., @zonal-marking.bsky.social a strange trend of the 2026 World Cup is teams deliberately booting the ball out of play from kick-off. With the @royalbelgianfa.bsky.social we looked into this in 2024 for the @statsbomb.com conference.
June 24, 2026 at 5:18 PM
🥾⚽️ As noted by, e.g., @zonal-marking.bsky.social a strange trend of the 2026 World Cup is teams deliberately booting the ball out of play from kick-off. With the @royalbelgianfa.bsky.social we looked into this in 2024 for the @statsbomb.com conference.
⚽➡️🧠 It’s a only small step from soccer analytics to Parkinson’s research…
Over the past years, I collaborated on a project to improve how we understand Parkinson’s disease. It’s now published in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Curious how soccer fits into this? Read on 👇
Over the past years, I collaborated on a project to improve how we understand Parkinson’s disease. It’s now published in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Curious how soccer fits into this? Read on 👇
June 12, 2026 at 6:32 PM
⚽➡️🧠 It’s a only small step from soccer analytics to Parkinson’s research…
Over the past years, I collaborated on a project to improve how we understand Parkinson’s disease. It’s now published in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Curious how soccer fits into this? Read on 👇
Over the past years, I collaborated on a project to improve how we understand Parkinson’s disease. It’s now published in Nature Communications: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Curious how soccer fits into this? Read on 👇
Our 2026 World Cup predictions are live! 🔮
🇪🇸 Spain (24%) is the clear favourite, followed by 🇦🇷 Argentina (17%), 🇫🇷 France (11%), 🏴 England (7%) and 🇧🇷 Brazil (5%).
Explore every team’s path to the final in our interactive 👇
w/ @jessejdavis.bsky.social
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/world...
🇪🇸 Spain (24%) is the clear favourite, followed by 🇦🇷 Argentina (17%), 🇫🇷 France (11%), 🏴 England (7%) and 🇧🇷 Brazil (5%).
Explore every team’s path to the final in our interactive 👇
w/ @jessejdavis.bsky.social
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/world...
Predicting the 2026 World Cup: Can Anyone Stop Spain?
Qatar 2022 saw Messi finally claim his World Cup trophy in an epic final against France. This year’s tournament is the first 48‑team World…
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
May 27, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Our 2026 World Cup predictions are live! 🔮
🇪🇸 Spain (24%) is the clear favourite, followed by 🇦🇷 Argentina (17%), 🇫🇷 France (11%), 🏴 England (7%) and 🇧🇷 Brazil (5%).
Explore every team’s path to the final in our interactive 👇
w/ @jessejdavis.bsky.social
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/world...
🇪🇸 Spain (24%) is the clear favourite, followed by 🇦🇷 Argentina (17%), 🇫🇷 France (11%), 🏴 England (7%) and 🇧🇷 Brazil (5%).
Explore every team’s path to the final in our interactive 👇
w/ @jessejdavis.bsky.social
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/world...
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If you are interested in Bayesian analysis and the Bayesian framework in general (which you should imo) I've put together an open course on coursera. Check it out here: www.coursera.org/specializati... #Bayesian #MachineLearning #DataScience
Applied Bayesian Data Analysis
Offered by University of Pittsburgh. Master Bayesian Methods for Data Analysis. Apply Bayesian inference and probabilistic modeling to solve ... Enroll for free.
www.coursera.org
May 26, 2026 at 8:18 PM
If you are interested in Bayesian analysis and the Bayesian framework in general (which you should imo) I've put together an open course on coursera. Check it out here: www.coursera.org/specializati... #Bayesian #MachineLearning #DataScience
What if you could simply “prompt” a model with a few shots and get accurate xG predictions?
#TabPFN is making waves on academic benchmarks. We tested how it handles a real-world sports analytics problem.
w/ Timo Martens & @jessejdavis.bsky.social
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
#TabPFN is making waves on academic benchmarks. We tested how it handles a real-world sports analytics problem.
w/ Timo Martens & @jessejdavis.bsky.social
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
Tabular Foundation Models for xG: Can TabPFN Score Without Training?
For years, the answer to “what’s the best model for expected goals (xG)?” has been boringly consistent: a carefully tuned XGBoost model…
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
May 22, 2026 at 3:13 PM
What if you could simply “prompt” a model with a few shots and get accurate xG predictions?
#TabPFN is making waves on academic benchmarks. We tested how it handles a real-world sports analytics problem.
w/ Timo Martens & @jessejdavis.bsky.social
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
#TabPFN is making waves on academic benchmarks. We tested how it handles a real-world sports analytics problem.
w/ Timo Martens & @jessejdavis.bsky.social
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
⏳ The submission deadline for our MLSA workshop is coming up soon: June 5, 2026 (just two weeks away)!
Don’t miss the chance to share your ongoing research ideas or recent work on Sports+AI!
Don’t miss the chance to share your ongoing research ideas or recent work on Sports+AI!
Our Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics (MLSA) will happen again as part of @ecmlpkdd.org!
📅 7 or 11 Sept 2026
📍 Naples, Italy
📝 Submissions due 5 June 2026
\w @hugoriosneto.bsky.social @azimmermdm.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA26/
📅 7 or 11 Sept 2026
📍 Naples, Italy
📝 Submissions due 5 June 2026
\w @hugoriosneto.bsky.social @azimmermdm.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA26/
MLSA 2026
13th Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics at ECML/PKDD 2026
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
May 22, 2026 at 9:08 AM
⏳ The submission deadline for our MLSA workshop is coming up soon: June 5, 2026 (just two weeks away)!
Don’t miss the chance to share your ongoing research ideas or recent work on Sports+AI!
Don’t miss the chance to share your ongoing research ideas or recent work on Sports+AI!
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This is a reminder that you can still register for our #socceranalytics symposium. We have a great set of speakers!
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
LISS Football Analytics Symposium
On the evening of 23 April 2026, LISS and the DTAI Sports Analytics Lab will host the Football Analytics Symposium. During this symposium, international speakers will share insights on the use of mach...
www.kuleuven.be
March 31, 2026 at 12:54 PM
This is a reminder that you can still register for our #socceranalytics symposium. We have a great set of speakers!
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
Our Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics (MLSA) will happen again as part of @ecmlpkdd.org!
📅 7 or 11 Sept 2026
📍 Naples, Italy
📝 Submissions due 5 June 2026
\w @hugoriosneto.bsky.social @azimmermdm.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA26/
📅 7 or 11 Sept 2026
📍 Naples, Italy
📝 Submissions due 5 June 2026
\w @hugoriosneto.bsky.social @azimmermdm.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA26/
MLSA 2026
13th Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics at ECML/PKDD 2026
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
March 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Our Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics (MLSA) will happen again as part of @ecmlpkdd.org!
📅 7 or 11 Sept 2026
📍 Naples, Italy
📝 Submissions due 5 June 2026
\w @hugoriosneto.bsky.social @azimmermdm.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA26/
📅 7 or 11 Sept 2026
📍 Naples, Italy
📝 Submissions due 5 June 2026
\w @hugoriosneto.bsky.social @azimmermdm.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/events/MLSA26/
Don't miss the deadline for the LISS Football Analytics Symposium! Here are 3 reasons to get that abstract in 👇
1️⃣ Make an impact: Present your work directly to club analysts
2️⃣ Low effort: 2-page abstract (published research welcome!)
3️⃣ Learn from 4 of my favourite speakers on soccer analytics
1️⃣ Make an impact: Present your work directly to club analysts
2️⃣ Low effort: 2-page abstract (published research welcome!)
3️⃣ Learn from 4 of my favourite speakers on soccer analytics
⚽Call for Abstracts ⚽
The abstract submission for the Leuven Institute of Sport Science’s #FootballAnalytics Symposium closes this Thursday, Feb 26 @ 17:00 CET
The symposium is on April 23rd. Speakers include @unravelsports.bsky.social and Pascal Bauer (DfB)
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
The abstract submission for the Leuven Institute of Sport Science’s #FootballAnalytics Symposium closes this Thursday, Feb 26 @ 17:00 CET
The symposium is on April 23rd. Speakers include @unravelsports.bsky.social and Pascal Bauer (DfB)
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
KU Leuven Institute of Sports Science
The KU Leuven Institute of Sports Science is an interdisciplinary network of KU Leuven researchers committed to enhancing sports performance and its broader societal impact.
www.kuleuven.be
February 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Don't miss the deadline for the LISS Football Analytics Symposium! Here are 3 reasons to get that abstract in 👇
1️⃣ Make an impact: Present your work directly to club analysts
2️⃣ Low effort: 2-page abstract (published research welcome!)
3️⃣ Learn from 4 of my favourite speakers on soccer analytics
1️⃣ Make an impact: Present your work directly to club analysts
2️⃣ Low effort: 2-page abstract (published research welcome!)
3️⃣ Learn from 4 of my favourite speakers on soccer analytics
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We’re recruiting for a Data Engineer to join our Research team at Liverpool FC. In my (perhaps biased) view, it’s a great opportunity to join an excellent team, work at the forefront of sports analytics, and have a tangible impact.
www.linkedin.com/posts/conorq...
www.linkedin.com/posts/conorq...
New Vacancy - Data Engineer
I am excited to share we are recruiting for a Data Engineer to join our Research team at Liverpool Football Club - this is a fantastic opportunity for someone to be a… | ...
New Vacancy - Data Engineer
I am excited to share we are recruiting for a Data Engineer to join our Research team at Liverpool Football Club - this is a fantastic opportunity for someone to be a par...
www.linkedin.com
February 19, 2026 at 12:24 PM
We’re recruiting for a Data Engineer to join our Research team at Liverpool FC. In my (perhaps biased) view, it’s a great opportunity to join an excellent team, work at the forefront of sports analytics, and have a tangible impact.
www.linkedin.com/posts/conorq...
www.linkedin.com/posts/conorq...
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⚽Event Announcement⚽
Leuven Institute of Sport Science’s #FootballAnalytics Symposium will take place on April 23!
Current invited speakers are Prof. Pascal Bauer (DFB, USaarland) and @unravelsports.bsky.social
Abstract submission closes on Feb 26 @ 17:00 CET
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
Leuven Institute of Sport Science’s #FootballAnalytics Symposium will take place on April 23!
Current invited speakers are Prof. Pascal Bauer (DFB, USaarland) and @unravelsports.bsky.social
Abstract submission closes on Feb 26 @ 17:00 CET
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
LISS Football Analytics Symposium
On the evening of 23 April 2026, LISS and the DTAI Sports Analytics Lab will host the Football Analytics Symposium. During this symposium, international speakers will share insights on the use of mach...
www.kuleuven.be
January 22, 2026 at 9:08 AM
⚽Event Announcement⚽
Leuven Institute of Sport Science’s #FootballAnalytics Symposium will take place on April 23!
Current invited speakers are Prof. Pascal Bauer (DFB, USaarland) and @unravelsports.bsky.social
Abstract submission closes on Feb 26 @ 17:00 CET
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
Leuven Institute of Sport Science’s #FootballAnalytics Symposium will take place on April 23!
Current invited speakers are Prof. Pascal Bauer (DFB, USaarland) and @unravelsports.bsky.social
Abstract submission closes on Feb 26 @ 17:00 CET
www.kuleuven.be/liss/events/...
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It’s that time of year again: proposals are now being accepted to present at Opta Forum 2026, which is taking place in London at the end of March.
If you are interested in taking part, the submission deadline is 9th February. Full details can be found ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
If you are interested in taking part, the submission deadline is 9th February. Full details can be found ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
Opta Forum 2026: Call for Proposals - Stats Perform
Following the announcement of the return of the Opta Forum to London in 2026, we are pleased to confirm that submissions are now being accepted for the event’s annual data analytics competition. For o...
www.statsperform.com
January 16, 2026 at 2:33 PM
It’s that time of year again: proposals are now being accepted to present at Opta Forum 2026, which is taking place in London at the end of March.
If you are interested in taking part, the submission deadline is 9th February. Full details can be found ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
If you are interested in taking part, the submission deadline is 9th February. Full details can be found ⬇️
www.statsperform.com/resource/opt...
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Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2025. This edition includes pointers to about 200 resources, including research papers, blog posts, news articles, podcasts, and webinars.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
Soccer Analytics 2025 Review – Jan Van Haaren
Collection of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2025!
janvanhaaren.be
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Continuing the tradition, I have compiled an end-of-year overview of the soccer analytics content that I liked the most in 2025. This edition includes pointers to about 200 resources, including research papers, blog posts, news articles, podcasts, and webinars.
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
janvanhaaren.be/posts/soccer...
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Can we measure the ability to block dangerous passes in soccer? ⛔️⚽️
We recently presented our latest research paper "Quantifying Off-Ball Defensive Impact through Cover Shadows" at the Hudl Performance Insights 2025 Conference:
📺 youtu.be/kf6far1Zst8?...
📝 static.hudl.com/craft/perfor...
We recently presented our latest research paper "Quantifying Off-Ball Defensive Impact through Cover Shadows" at the Hudl Performance Insights 2025 Conference:
📺 youtu.be/kf6far1Zst8?...
📝 static.hudl.com/craft/perfor...
December 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Can we measure the ability to block dangerous passes in soccer? ⛔️⚽️
We recently presented our latest research paper "Quantifying Off-Ball Defensive Impact through Cover Shadows" at the Hudl Performance Insights 2025 Conference:
📺 youtu.be/kf6far1Zst8?...
📝 static.hudl.com/craft/perfor...
We recently presented our latest research paper "Quantifying Off-Ball Defensive Impact through Cover Shadows" at the Hudl Performance Insights 2025 Conference:
📺 youtu.be/kf6far1Zst8?...
📝 static.hudl.com/craft/perfor...
Reposted by Pieter Robberechts
We're expanding the Club Brugge Football Data Science team. As our Football Data Scientist, you'll work with one of the most advanced analytics infrastructures in football to help management, scouting, and analysis staff turn data into better decisions.
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
Football Data Scientist at Club Brugge
As a Football Data Scientist, you will be responsible for researching and developing advanced models and metrics for analyzing player and team performances and evaluating potential acquisitions for Cl...
jobs.clubbrugge.be
October 30, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We're expanding the Club Brugge Football Data Science team. As our Football Data Scientist, you'll work with one of the most advanced analytics infrastructures in football to help management, scouting, and analysis staff turn data into better decisions.
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
jobs.clubbrugge.be/en/football-data-scientist
IMPECT released a season of public event data! ⚽
There’s already plenty of event data out there — so why care? Because IMPECT’s data adds some really cool and unique features, such as their Packing Zones.
And with the new kloppy v3.18 release, it's really easy to get started with this dataset.
There’s already plenty of event data out there — so why care? Because IMPECT’s data adds some really cool and unique features, such as their Packing Zones.
And with the new kloppy v3.18 release, it's really easy to get started with this dataset.
🚀 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲!
We are thrilled to announce the release of our 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 – the 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥, covering the 2023/24 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧, including Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s historic invincible campaign.
We are thrilled to announce the release of our 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 – the 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥, covering the 2023/24 𝐁𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧, including Bayer 04 Leverkusen’s historic invincible campaign.
October 23, 2025 at 1:39 PM
IMPECT released a season of public event data! ⚽
There’s already plenty of event data out there — so why care? Because IMPECT’s data adds some really cool and unique features, such as their Packing Zones.
And with the new kloppy v3.18 release, it's really easy to get started with this dataset.
There’s already plenty of event data out there — so why care? Because IMPECT’s data adds some really cool and unique features, such as their Packing Zones.
And with the new kloppy v3.18 release, it's really easy to get started with this dataset.
Reposted by Pieter Robberechts
We’re excited to launch the 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 - a hackathon-style challenge that will bring together the community to collaborate, compete, and innovate using open-source SkillCorner data.
👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup
👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup
October 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM
We’re excited to launch the 𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐗 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐂𝐮𝐩 - a hackathon-style challenge that will bring together the community to collaborate, compete, and innovate using open-source SkillCorner data.
👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup
👉 Sign up pysport.org/analytics-cup
Reposted by Pieter Robberechts
Top stuff once again. Bringing validity to the conversation which is too often overlooked in the football analysis space.
Before an app launches, it undergoes usability testing. Why shouldn't an advanced sports metric?
In our latest blog, we propose 4 criteria:
1️⃣ Trustworthy
2️⃣ Novel
3️⃣ Intuitive
4️⃣ Useful
Then, we put VAEP to the test...
\w @jessejdavis.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
In our latest blog, we propose 4 criteria:
1️⃣ Trustworthy
2️⃣ Novel
3️⃣ Intuitive
4️⃣ Useful
Then, we put VAEP to the test...
\w @jessejdavis.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
How Do We Know a Metric Is Good? A Case Study on VAEP
In sports analytics, the primary goal is to develop indicators that quantify the skills, capabilities, and tendencies of athletes and…
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
September 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Top stuff once again. Bringing validity to the conversation which is too often overlooked in the football analysis space.
Before an app launches, it undergoes usability testing. Why shouldn't an advanced sports metric?
In our latest blog, we propose 4 criteria:
1️⃣ Trustworthy
2️⃣ Novel
3️⃣ Intuitive
4️⃣ Useful
Then, we put VAEP to the test...
\w @jessejdavis.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
In our latest blog, we propose 4 criteria:
1️⃣ Trustworthy
2️⃣ Novel
3️⃣ Intuitive
4️⃣ Useful
Then, we put VAEP to the test...
\w @jessejdavis.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
How Do We Know a Metric Is Good? A Case Study on VAEP
In sports analytics, the primary goal is to develop indicators that quantify the skills, capabilities, and tendencies of athletes and…
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
September 22, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Before an app launches, it undergoes usability testing. Why shouldn't an advanced sports metric?
In our latest blog, we propose 4 criteria:
1️⃣ Trustworthy
2️⃣ Novel
3️⃣ Intuitive
4️⃣ Useful
Then, we put VAEP to the test...
\w @jessejdavis.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
In our latest blog, we propose 4 criteria:
1️⃣ Trustworthy
2️⃣ Novel
3️⃣ Intuitive
4️⃣ Useful
Then, we put VAEP to the test...
\w @jessejdavis.bsky.social & Maaike Van Roy
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
Reposted by Pieter Robberechts
We can use xG to compute post-hoc win-draw-loss probabilities.
Our new blogpost shows MCMC's estimates of these probabilities are unstable, computing them exactly is faster than approximating them, and MCMC's runtime strongly depends on its implementation.
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
Our new blogpost shows MCMC's estimates of these probabilities are unstable, computing them exactly is faster than approximating them, and MCMC's runtime strongly depends on its implementation.
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
Expected goals and the Monte Carlo Trap
On a team level, xG is often used to assess the quality of the goal scoring opportunities that a team creates and concedes. That is, it…
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
September 11, 2025 at 11:34 AM
We can use xG to compute post-hoc win-draw-loss probabilities.
Our new blogpost shows MCMC's estimates of these probabilities are unstable, computing them exactly is faster than approximating them, and MCMC's runtime strongly depends on its implementation.
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
Our new blogpost shows MCMC's estimates of these probabilities are unstable, computing them exactly is faster than approximating them, and MCMC's runtime strongly depends on its implementation.
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/...
Looking forward to the #MLSA25 workshop next week at @ecmlpkdd.org! We'll have some exciting research on soccer, ultimate frisbee, basketball and table tennis. ⚽🥏🏀🏓
Want a sneak peek? The papers are already available on the workshop website 👇
Want a sneak peek? The papers are already available on the workshop website 👇
MLSA 2025
Workshop on Machine Learning and Data Mining for Sports Analytics at ECML/PKDD 2025
dtai.cs.kuleuven.be
September 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Looking forward to the #MLSA25 workshop next week at @ecmlpkdd.org! We'll have some exciting research on soccer, ultimate frisbee, basketball and table tennis. ⚽🥏🏀🏓
Want a sneak peek? The papers are already available on the workshop website 👇
Want a sneak peek? The papers are already available on the workshop website 👇