PDF] Offensive and Defensive Plus–Minus Player Ratings for Soccer

Rating systems play an important part in professional sports, for example, as a source of entertainment for fans, by influencing decisions regarding tournament seedings, by acting as qualification criteria, or as decision support for bookmakers and gamblers. Creating good ratings at a team level is challenging, but even more so is the task of creating ratings for individual players of a team. This paper considers a plus–minus rating for individual players in soccer, where a mathematical model is used to distribute credit for the performance of a team as a whole onto the individual players appearing for the team. The main aim of the work is to examine whether the individual ratings obtained can be split into offensive and defensive contributions, thereby addressing the lack of defensive metrics for soccer players. As a result, insights are gained into how elements such as the effect of player age, the effect of player dismissals, and the home field advantage can be broken down into offensive and defensive consequences.

PDF] Offensive and Defensive Plus–Minus Player Ratings for Soccer

PDF) Offensive and Defensive Plus–Minus Player Ratings for Soccer

PDF] Offensive and Defensive Plus–Minus Player Ratings for Soccer

A weighted plus/minus metric for individual soccer player performance - IOS Press

PDF) Plus-Minus Player Ratings for Soccer

Eastern Makes Return Trip to Frisco on Jan. 5 When Winningest FCS Teams Collide - Eastern Washington University Athletics

PDF] Offensive and Defensive Plus–Minus Player Ratings for Soccer

Eagles Back on the Red for FCS Semifinals Versus Black Bears - Eastern Washington University Athletics

PFF Player Grades