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Japanese grad student · Football analytics 📊⚽ · #ForzaNapoli blog: https://teapawt.org/t.co/Vr8XChASIu

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Wow. 🏆
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本書が大川出版賞を受賞しました！ okawa-foundation.or.jp/publi…
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@keisuke_fjMay 26
ついに本日発売開始です！ Pythonで書かれたGoogle Colabによるサッカーやバスケの演習教材も準備しております。 バイブコーディングでそれらしいものが出来る時代になりましたが、データの意味や分析の前提、結果の解釈を理解した上でスポーツアナリティクスを学びたい方は、ぜひ見てみてください！
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💙🤍💥 Como make it four against Manchester United! Nico Páz & co show, another defeat for the Red Devils. Who’s been your Man of the Match?
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In bocca al lupo Khvicha, ti aspettiamo presto in campo! 💪
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The English phrase "Break a leg" in this post is an artifact of automated translation from Italian ("In bocca al lupo" or literal translation). "Break a leg" is an English idiom used to wish someone good luck, and is not a literal instruction. merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bre…
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Introducing Entropy-Adjusted Expected Goals (xG-adj) buff.ly/ezpS5FA
Introducing Entropy-Adjusted Expected Goals (xG-adj)

Introducing Entropy-Adjusted Expected Goals (xG-adj)

You can’t escape it if you are interested in football: Expected Goals (xG). Every football app has it listed with the shot data; you can’t…

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📹番組情報📺 #CALCiO2020🇮🇹 近代サッカーの超重要ポジション！セリエAサイドバック特集！ 🔻やべサカの相談 🔻サイドバックに求められること 🔻座標で分析 🗣出演 伊東聡志（@dolce_e_viola） 細江克弥（@Bolchestra13） 👀全編はこちら⏬ youtu.be/aKxEs3xP6_Y
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Data is always biased: Creating metrics from event data buff.ly/for0I5i
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THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME. 🐐
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Introducing Contextual Expected Threat (CxT) buff.ly/1J3i06S
Introducing Contextual Expected Threat (CxT)

Introducing Contextual Expected Threat (CxT)

What happens when you stop simplifying the Bellman equation, one assumption at a time

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napla@napladevOct 6
Good off-the-ball runs are easiest to see in the defenders they move. So I used xMark, my defensive marking metric, to watch those runs at the 2022 World Cup 👇 napla-dev.github.io/2026/10/…
Six Runs and a Blind Spot: Off-Ball Movement Through xMark

Six Runs and a Blind Spot: Off-Ball Movement Through xMark

Using xMark, a tracking-data marking model, and pitch control to look at six off-ball runs from the 2022 World Cup: three that pull defenders away from a teammate, two that shake off a marker, and...

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Good off-the-ball runs are easiest to see in the defenders they move. So I used xMark, my defensive marking metric, to watch those runs at the 2022 World Cup 👇 napla-dev.github.io/2026/10/…
Six Runs and a Blind Spot: Off-Ball Movement Through xMark

Six Runs and a Blind Spot: Off-Ball Movement Through xMark

Using xMark, a tracking-data marking model, and pitch control to look at six off-ball runs from the 2022 World Cup: three that pull defenders away from a teammate, two that shake off a marker, and...

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Building WAR for Football #3: Data collection, cleaning, manipulation & clarification ⚽️📊💻 After criticising my own V1 model, in this article I focus on data collection, cleaning, manipulation, and clarification. Including a 12 leagues network. medium.com/@marclamberts/bui…
Building WAR for Football #3: Data collection, cleaning, manipulation & clarification

Building WAR for Football #3: Data collection, cleaning, manipulation & clarification

Wins Above Replacement has been the topic of my dreams/nightmares for the last few months, and I’m afraid this won’t be changing for the…

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Notomi Y@jpmyrmecolOct 5
相互作用にべらぼうに強いトラッキングソフト「AMADEUS」を開発しました。それでいてマーカーレス，アノテーションフリーです。仮想的な相互作用を何万，何百万パターンと自動生成することで，この精度を達成しました。ぜひ皆さんの実験動画で試してみてください！
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NewsPicksの新番組『EMPOWER THE FUTURE〜記憶の現場〜』の初回に出演させていただきました📈🙇‍♂️ 「AIが進化してもスポーツは面白いのか？」といった話題や、FC町田ゼルビアの現場で導入している「3D自由視点映像」の一部についても初出ししております。 ぜひ、ご覧ください！
FC町田ゼルビア (@FcMachidaZelvia) profile pictureFC町田ゼルビア
@FcMachidaZelviaOct 6
💻メディア情報💻 この度、データ＆テクノロジーグループ所属の #木下慶悟 が「News Picks / ニューズピックス」に出演しました👏 皆さまぜひご覧ください👀✨ 詳細はこちら🔽 zelvia.co.jp/news/news-36150… #FC町田ゼルビア #zelvia
クラブスタッフ「News Picks / ニューズピックス」出演のお知らせ | お知らせ | ＦＣ町田ゼルビア

クラブスタッフ「News Picks / ニューズピックス」出演のお知らせ | お知らせ | ＦＣ町田ゼルビア

この度、データ＆テクノロジーグループ所属の木下慶悟が「NewsPicks/ニューズピックス」に出演しましたのでお知らせい...

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Getting free doesn't get you the ball. At least not at the 2022 World Cup. I built a man-marking model from tracking data to find out: napla-dev.github.io/2026/09/…
xMark: Measuring Who Marks Whom

xMark: Measuring Who Marks Whom

xMark, a marking model built on PFF FC’s 2022 World Cup tracking data, validated against human-coded pressure labels, then put to two uses, both of which produced negative results.

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Getting free doesn't get you the ball. At least not at the 2022 World Cup. I built a man-marking model from tracking data to find out: napla-dev.github.io/2026/09/…
xMark: Measuring Who Marks Whom

xMark: Measuring Who Marks Whom

xMark, a marking model built on PFF FC’s 2022 World Cup tracking data, validated against human-coded pressure labels, then put to two uses, both of which produced negative results.

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FIFA publishes comprehensive post-tournament report on FIFA World Cup 2026™ ⚽️All 104 matches at this year’s global showpiece analysed by FIFA’s Technical Study Group and FIFA Football Performance Insights Department ⚽️Counter-pressing emerged as defining trend, with champions Spain excelling at turning lost possession into instant attacking opportunities ⚽️Goalkeepers were active playmakers, shaping build-up phase and helping teams overcome opposition’s press Read the full report here 👉 inside.fifa.com/talent-devel…
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🚨🔵⚪️ Napoli have agreed deal to sign 21 year old striker Dinis from Sion as investment for the future. Dinis will then join Eldense on loan, as Sky Sport reported. There’s already green light for medical.
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🚨🇧🇷 Venezia agreed on deal to sign Juan Jesus as free agent, here we go! Brazilian centre back joins on one year deal. Jesus left Napoli in June and rejected a move to Spain to join Venezia in Serie A.
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🪦 REPORTS OF MY DEMISE The technical deep-lying playmaker feels like a dying breed. But in Serie A, a host of unexpected transformations have given it new life. With Stanislav Lobotka in his twilight years, can Billy Gilmour keep the dream alive? SCOUTED Festival, day five: bit.ly/end-of-no6
On a burnt orange background, a faded profile image of Vitinha, PSG's deep-lying playmaker, watches over Billy Gilmour, wearing a sky-blue Napoli kit with the ball at his feet.

ALT On a burnt orange background, a faded profile image of Vitinha, PSG's deep-lying playmaker, watches over Billy Gilmour, wearing a sky-blue Napoli kit with the ball at his feet.

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