Winning FOOTBALL matches using mathematics!? (Soccermatics) - David Sumpter #45

Winning FOOTBALL matches using mathematics!? (Soccermatics) - David Sumpter #45 Keep updated and connect with me via my website 👉🏼 https://www.chris-gill.com This podcast is sponsored by In-Play Online! Tag and analyse your sports videos like the professionals. All from just £10/month! Check it out here 👉🏼 https://in-playsports.com/software/in... Use code GILL20 for 20% discount! ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ I am very pleased to welcome David Sumpter onto the channel to talk about the mathematics of football. One of David's books, Soccermatics, is always in the conversation of football analytics books, he has consulted with many top football clubs, runs a football analytics company all around being a mathematics professor! David clearly has a lot of knowledge but he is also so good at breaking things down and explaining things very simply and making things much more understandable. 0:00 - Introduction 2:41 - David joins and gives overview 6:48 - The randomness of football, the importance of mathematics 11:26 - Working with clubs, the reception David gets 16:12 - Soccermatics 21:41 - Zones of interaction 26:44 - Expected Goals (xG), pitch control and passing triangles 34:59 - Twelve Football and expected threat 41:49 - TwelveGPT (AI scouting reports) 49:43 - Other use cases of AI and machine learning 54:34 - Advice for others, book recommendations ◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️◽️ PAID RESOURCES 💻 Video Analysis Software (GILL20 for 20% off) - https://in-playsports.com/software/in... 📊 Learn data skills with Data Camp: https://datacamp.pxf.io/WqBZGA