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A blog on football analytics & more
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Frenkie de Jong on song
An analysis on rising star Frenkie de Jong, that was originally posted on the OptaPro blog.
Improving my ‘xG added’ model
A write-up of a research paper I did for university, mostly around an improvement to the xG added model I introduced earlier.
How accurate are xG models II: the ‘Big Chance’ Dilemma
A test of how good our xG models are and reflections on the usage of the 'Big Chance' variable.
What is the best location to pass from?
Some positions yield higher xG added values on average than others. How does this influence the xG added score for players?
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Top 2000 web-app
Dynamic web-app on the NPO Radio 2 Top 2000
A Flask web-app that produces d3 graphics based on the result of the yearly NPO Radio 2 Top 2000. Every year, it attracts about 10,000 users in the week the Top 2000 is being aired.