With a disappointing end to the tournament (for us England fans anyway!) here is the final conclusions of how the model performed.
Category: Football
Euro 2020 – Round of 16 Predictions
Posted onNow we are getting to the business end of the tournament, here are the Euro 2020 Round of 16 model predictions.
Euro 2020 – End of the Group Stage
Posted onWith the end of the group stage of Euro 2020 it is time to check on how the model is doing, and look at the updated new probabilities for who will win the tournament.
Euro 2020 – Round 2 Predictions
Posted onRound 2 of Euro 2020 gets underway today, my previous post showed that my prediction model is doing pretty well, so here are the latest predictions.
Euro 2020 – Round 1 Results & Validation Methodology
Posted onWith the first round of fixtures complete we can have a first peak of how well our model is doing.
Euro 2020 – Round 1 Predictions
Posted onHere are the predictions using my ML model for Round 1 of Euro 2020.
Euro 2020 Predictions
Posted onIt’s football tournament time, which means it’s football tournament prediction time.
The Impact of Form in Fantasy Football
Posted onI am a keen player of Fantasy Football. Not only is the game huge fun (and very addictive) it also provides an excellent opportunity to play around with a whole host of mathematics. I posted a controversial thread on Twitter which has been reasonably popular (100k views, 90 retweets, 225 likes, 110 comments on Reddit
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Pointless Scoring England Goalkeepers
Posted onThe TV show “Pointless” is based around correctly guessing obscure answers to questions. Season 5, Episode 48 had a question about England goalkeepers.
World Cup 2018 Quarter Final Update
Posted onMy model now gives Brazil odds of >1/3 that they will win the World Cup.