Statistical modelling and Bayesian inference for match outcomes and team behaviour in association football

This thesis presents advances in modelling and inference for match outcomes in the association football English Premier League. We firstly extend earlier models by introducing a behavioural aspect which can be used to investigate how teams react to the state of play in a match. We show that the mode...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pollock, Jeffrey
Other Authors: Gibson, Gavin ; Streftaris, George
Published: Heriot-Watt University 2016
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.700541