Practical Applications of Data Analytics in Professional Football

Professional football teams collect continuous data from various sources that are relevant to every aspect of the game. Technological advancements in recent years enable teams to have extensive tracking of their players` physical state and have full statistical information from their matches and training sessions. Having said that, the amount of data teams collect these days create often a data overload, that limits the benefit a team`s technical staff can extract from the data they invest valuable time, effort and funds in collecting. This session will demonstrate practical applications and insights which can be extracted from the mentioned above data sources. We`ll showcase real-life case studies from professional football teams regarding tactical analysis, training vs match intensity, workload monitoring and player recruitment. The case studies that will be presented were formed using various statistical methods, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.