EVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF FORMATION CHANGES ON GOAL-SCORING POSSIBILITIES IN EUROPE’S TOP FIVE FOOTBALL LEAGUES

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dc.contributor.authorOLATUNJI, Iyanuoluwa Daivd
dc.contributor.authorCovenant University Dissertation
dc.date.accessioned2025-10-06T19:30:25Z
dc.date.issued2025-08
dc.description.abstractThis researchexaminestheinfluenceofadaptivetacticalformationswitchingin Europe’stopfiveleagues.Theresearchappliesextensiveevent-basedmatchdata from thetopfiveEuropeanleagues(StatsBombdataset,2015/16season)toanalyse switchesbetweenformationsandtheirinfluenceonmatchresults.Thestudyemploys Markovchains,reinforcementlearningandgametheorytomodelandanalysethe frequency andeffectivenessofformationchangesduringfootballmatchesandpro- vide relevanttacticalinsightsandsuggestions.Thefindingsrevealprofoundstrategic trends intacticalswitches,attestingtothecentralroleofresponsivenessandflexibil- ityinmatchdynamics.Themethodsintroducedinthisstudyyieldbetterresultsin terms ofthecombinationofthemodelscomparetootherexistingmethodswithsingle methodutilized.Thecombinedmethodsquantifytheprobabilitiesandtrade-offsfor variousformationchangesandthus,providebettertacticalinsight.
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/handle/123456789/50420
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCovenant University Ota
dc.subjectFootballAnalytics
dc.subjectGoal-ScoringProbability
dc.subjectMarkovChains
dc.subjectRein- forcementLearning
dc.subjectGameTheory
dc.titleEVALUATION OF THE IMPACT OF FORMATION CHANGES ON GOAL-SCORING POSSIBILITIES IN EUROPE’S TOP FIVE FOOTBALL LEAGUES
dc.typeThesis

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