AI in Football — Biases in Expected Goals (xG) Models Confound Finishing Ability: Part 1

AI in Football — Biases in Expected Goals (xG) Models Confound Finishing Ability: Part 1

Statistical Analysis of the xG Metric

This post will discuss the findings of the “Biases in Expected Goals Models Confound Finishing Ability” paper, published by researchers at the KU Leuven Institute for Artificial Intelligence, Belgium.

Part 1 discusses different biases in Expected Goal (xG) models when we use these models to judge the finishing prowess of a football player. The authors have performed simulation studies …

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