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Learning to Rate Player Positioning in Soccer

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Abstract

We investigate how to learn functions that rate game situations on a soccer pitch according to their potential to lead to successful attacks. We follow a purely data-driven approach using techniques from deep reinforcement learning to valuate multiplayer positionings based on positional data. Empirically, the predicted scores highly correlate with dangerousness of actual situations and show that rating of player positioning without expert knowledge is possible.

Original languageEnglish
JournalBig Data
Volume7
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)71-82
Number of pages12
ISSN2167-6461
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01.03.2019

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright 2019, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers

Research areas and keywords

  • Informatics
  • deep learning
  • reinforcement learning
  • scoring function
  • spatiotemportal data
  • Business informatics

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Information Systems and Management
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems

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