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Highlighting Shooting Opportunities in Football
Ilias Loutfi1, Luis Ignacio Gómez-Jordana1, Angel Ric2
1CIPER, Faculdade de Motricidade Humana, Universidade de Lisboa, Estrada da Costa, 1495-751 Cruz Quebrada, Portugal.
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 13, 2023
Summary
This study models football shooting opportunities, revealing most chances last 1-2 seconds. Heatmaps show uneven distribution and team differences in shot timing and location.
Area of Science:
- Sports Science
- Performance Analysis
- Football Analytics
Background:
- Understanding player positioning and ball dynamics is crucial for tactical analysis in football.
- Identifying key moments for shooting opportunities can enhance team strategy and performance.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop a 2D model visualizing shooting opportunities in football matches.
- To analyze the spatial and temporal characteristics of these opportunities.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of attacking phases within the final 30 meters of the pitch.
- Utilizing player and ball positional data (x, y coordinates) captured at 25 fps.
- Generating heatmaps to illustrate shooting opportunity distribution and estimating their duration.
Main Results:
- Most shooting opportunities lasted between 1 and 2 seconds.
- Shooting opportunities were not uniformly distributed across the field.
- Significant differences were observed in the amount, duration, and location of opportunities between teams.
Conclusions:
- The developed model provides specific insights into team shooting opportunities and identifies vulnerable areas.
- Heatmaps offer valuable data for real-time video analysis of individual and collective performance.
- The model's customizability allows for sensitive analysis of shooting opportunity features.
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