Stochastic processes |
Sport statistics |
We
analyse the time series of soccer matches. Using statistical
procedures, known from the analysis of physical systems, we try to
identify the underlying mechanisms of a series of soccer matches.
Several questions can be tackled. Do series exist? Are non-Markovian
effects important to describe the time series of a soccer team. How
important are systematic and statistical contributions to the present
fitness of a team? What is the minimum set of parameters to
characterize the statistical properties of a soccer league? In future
work we plan to analyse in-match statistics to reveal psychological
effects during a soccer match.
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