Andy Cooper
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Andy Cooper
@andycoops83.bsky.social
Passionate about sport, real ale and the great outdoors | Likely to be found at a football ground in the winter or a cricket venue in the summer | Currently engaged in all things marcomms for Stats Perform
I've put together a short summary of the updates recently introduced to Opta's Expected Goals on Target (xGOT) model. These include:

✅ Separate models for men's and women's ⚽
✅ Deeper depth of GK data
✅ Additional shot execution qualifiers
✅ Dedicated penalty model

More details ➡️ bit.ly/3Igehrq
Enhancing Expected Goals on Target: Deeper Insights Into Shot Execution, Goalkeeper Performance, and a Dedicated Model for Women's Football - Stats Perform
That was right in the corner, nobody’s saving that.” “They had no right to save that." “You would have expected them to save that nine times out of ten.” Some commentator lines are repeated so often, ...
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September 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
The weather has undoubtedly helped, but the opening two rounds of the County Championship has produced some thrilling contests which have gone right to final hour. Tight games at Lord’s, Taunton and now CLS, with huge swings in momentum from session to session. A great advert for 🔴 ball 🏏
April 14, 2025 at 6:11 PM
News of another official data partnership between Stats Perform and a domestic women's soccer league in North America ⬇️

The inaugural #NSL campaign kicks off this Wednesday, 16th April, with Vancouver hosting Calgary at BC Place.
Establishing a new era in Canadian sport.

🤝 Stats Perform has been named the official data partner of the Northern Super League, the country's first professional domestic soccer league.

The inaugural season kicks off April 16, featuring six teams from across Canada.

Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/4lzI6Ck
April 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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⚽ 𝐏𝐲𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐗 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐬𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬

We're excited to announce that 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑢𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑇𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑡𝑠 are now available for our 𝑃𝑦𝑆𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 𝑋 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑠𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 London event on March 17th!
March 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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💥 The STA Group and Capgemini have published their annual 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭, and Stats Perform has risen to our highest-ever position thanks to a year packed with AI-powered product innovations.

Congratulations to our many clients and partners who are also named.
November 27, 2024 at 2:43 PM
Had a great night at the Bears Women launch at Edgbaston last week, which featured a live recording of the new Expected Goals podcast.

The episode dropped this morning. Worth a listen if you are interested in the business of women’s sport:

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November 27, 2024 at 11:28 AM