NEWS: We are now accepting proposals for the 2024 #StatsBombConference Research Paper Competition A unique opportunity to work with StatsBomb Data and present your findings to an audience of industry experts and professionals More details: statsbomb.com/news/statsbomb…

My daughter’s football team (Football Girls Leuven) has been nominated for an award. Please vote for them! voetbalvlaanderen.be/nieuws/breng-j…

Had a great meeting today with Jan Van Haaren (@janvanhaaren.be on Bluesky) and Dominik Raabe! We discussed creating a bridge between 𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 and Kloppy, two powerful tools in the sports data ecosystem.

Champions of Belgium! 🏆🇧🇪 #OltiedBluvnGoan #BluvnGoan #NoSweatNoGlory

Pushed some new sample code to my Soccer Analytics Handbook, focused on tracking data. Including: - Fitting and clustering Bezier curves to player runs - Plotting player confidence regions github.com/devinpleuler/a…

Excited to announce that Jan 31-Feb 1 will be the inaugural American Soccer Insights Summit hosted in Houston, Texas by Rice University. Speakers will range from academics to soccer analytics industry veterans and senior front office staff. americansoccerinsights.com

I'm collecting and aggregating data-driven predictions for EURO 2024 in the spreadsheet below. I'm primarily interested in model-based simulations. If you come across predictions that I could include, then please share them! #EURO2024 docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

New blog post! Fixed to Fluid: Frame-by-Frame Role Classification in soccer. Tracking data lacks foundational models. This might be one? github.com/devinpleuler/r…

Averaging the predictions made by 13 data-driven models, it's more likely than not that one of France, England, Portugal or Spain will win EURO 2024, having a combined win probability of 53.5%. In addition, nine countries have a win probability of at least 5%. #EURO2024

I'm excited to announce that I've been promoted to Head of Football Insights & Innovation at Club Brugge KV! I'll be driving the implementation of an innovative culture and evidence-based decision-making processes in close collaboration with our Sports Director Maarten Dedobbeleer.

StatsBomb Release Free Data For Euro 2024 #Euro2024 statsbomb.com/news/statsbomb…

StatsBomb Release Free Data For Copa América 2024 #CopaAmerica2024 statsbomb.com/news/statsbomb…

I'll be in Manchester this Friday for the StatsBomb Conference, joined by my colleague Omar Bautista. I'm always keen to discuss sports analytics, machine learning, and computer science. Let's catch up if you're around! #StatsBombConference #football #analytics

Nothing quite like a 'quick update' turning into a two-day saga of dependency chaos. But hey, 𝗱𝟯-𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗿 is updated for the first time in 4 years! 🚀 github.com/probberechts/d…

We're doing a deep dive into possession value models. While VAEP, g+, PV & OBV are conceptually identical, they make different design choices. First, we look at using (no) goal vs. xG as the target variable. w/Pieter Robberechts Jesse Davis Lode Van Tente dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/th…

Part 2 in our series on possession value models design decisions🔍: How the definition of "near future" has interesting effects on player ratings. It's not about 'better,' but about understanding the nuances. w/ Pieter Robberechts Jesse Davis Lode Van Tente dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/an…

🚨The third and final blog post in our series on possession value models design decisions🔍: Can the features chosen to represent the game state inadvertently bias player ratings? w/ Pieter Robberechts Jesse Davis Lode Van Tente dtai.cs.kuleuven.be/sports/blog/an…

We're expanding our Football Data Science team Club Brugge KV. 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-da…

My latest blog post "From Data to Wisdom: Playing Football’s Information Game at the Right Level" explores how football clubs can move from simply collecting data to making better, evidence-based decisions. janvanhaaren.be/posts/from-dat…